Evaluation of Speeches at Toastmasters 2016

As the second task is about the best evaluation chart for our informative speeches I would choose the second chart "10.2. PUBLIC SPEAKING EVALUATION CHART". This very chart is also used to evaluate the speeches of participants at Toastmasters Speaking Contest 2016.

First of all before evaluating I would say the speeches are ABSOLUTELY amazing and were of great interest for me.

1. Josephine Lee's speech  (the 3rd place at the Championship)

I. Speech Content (45 points)
Organization - 20/ 20
Support - 15/15
Cohesion - 10/10

II. Speech Delivery (40 points)
Vocal presentation: 18/20 (at times  the pitch was too high to listen)
1) volume
2) tempo
3) pitch
4) emphasis
5) clear articulation
Physical presentation: 18/20 (at times the facial expression seemed artificial)
1) eye contact
2) gesturing
3) posture
4) facial expression
5) movement
6) dress

III. General Effectiveness (15 points)
Amount of time used: 5/5
Adherence to time requirements: 10/10
Creativity: unique
_________
Total points: 96/100

            2. Aaron Beverly's speech (the 2nd place at the Championship)

I. Speech Content (45 points)
Organization -  20/ 20
Support - 15/15
Cohesion - 8/10 (a bit too unclear at times)

II. Speech Delivery (40 points)
Vocal presentation: 18/20
1) volume
2) tempo
3) pitch
4) emphasis (at times monotonous)
5) clear articulation
Physical presentation: 20/20
1) eye contact
2) gesturing
3) posture
4) facial expression
5) movement
6) dress

III. General Effectiveness (15 points)
Amount of time used: 3/5 (too long as for me)
Adherence to time requirements: 10/10
Creativity: unique
_________
Total points: 94/100




             3. Darren Tay's speech (the 1st place at the Championship)

I. Speech Content (45 points)
Organization -  20/ 20
Support - 15/15
Cohesion - 10/10 (a bit too unclear at times)

II. Speech Delivery (40 points)
Vocal presentation: 20/20
1) volume
2) tempo
3) pitch
4) emphasis
5) clear articulation
Physical presentation: 17/20
1) eye contact
2) gesturing
3) posture
4) facial expression (a bit frozen and motionless)
5) movement
6) dress

III. General Effectiveness (15 points)
Amount of time used: 5/5
Adherence to time requirements: 10/10
Creativity: unique
_________
Total points: 97/100


     Despite the overall score of every contestant I would confer the 1st place to Josefine Lee because her speech touched me most of all.
     The topic of relationship is quite pressing nowadays. I definitely love the way she performed and her acting skills are obviously richly developed which really help to get immersed into the idea of her speech. Besides that a personal example she refers to is fairly exhilarating and the fact that she compare a break-up of relationship with the stalling out of the car engine (sputtered and stopped) make me feel sure she is into the situation and the idea she's delivering.