PREPARING FOR THE ROLE OF SPEECH EVALUATOR In a nutshell, the Speech Evaluator observes the speeches and offers evaluations of their efforts. As the Speech Evaluator, it is your responsibility to ask the Speaker you’ve been assigned to evaluate, what they will present and what they wish to achieve. Then provide objective verbal and written evaluations for them. One week prior to the Meeting • Familiarize yourself with the role of Speech Evaluator; it might be a good idea to revisit the Pathways Evaluation and Feedback project to review strategies for providing feedback • Connect with the Toastmaster to get the name of the Speaker you will be evaluating • Contact the Speaker and ask for the following information: • The Speaker’s Project Checklist: You will have difficulty evaluating if you are not familiar with the project and objectives • Talk to the Speaker: Understand their goals so you can provide a better evaluation • Request the Speaker to download the Evaluation form (from Pathways) for their respective speech and share the form with you.
Before the Meeting • Arrive at least 15 minutes before the meeting starts • Let the Toastmaster know that you’re here • Meet briefly with the General Evaluator to confirm the Evaluation section format • Make sure you sit in a spot where you can see and hear the Speaker properly • Retrieve the Evaluation Form from the Speaker (It’s their responsibility to print it and give it to you to fill out; or send you the PDF electronically) • Talk to the Speaker for any last-minute updates
During the Meeting Important: When you’re introduced by the Toastmaster, you ONLY read the Purpose Statements in the Evaluation Form. Your responsibility is to tell other members what the purpose of the speech is, not what it is about or who the Speaker is. See the Purpose Statement (on the Speech Evaluation Form) at right.
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