Rules for listening, evaluating and speaking

EVALUATING

You can write or deliver feedback orally! Try to pick out something you like about the content and delivery and give a recommendation for one thing that might make the presentation even better, in your opinion!

Tip!

Now it’s time to LISTEN to your teacher and classmates and EVALUATE what you see, hear and feel when they speak.

THE LANGUAGE OF EVALUATION

What feedback can I give to my friends?

STANDING UP SPEAKING OUT

• You walked to the podium proudly. • You were brave / courageous in how you stood up. • You looked happy and excited to stand in front of us. • Your presence and stance made a strong statement before you even began to speak. • You spoke out loud and clear. • Your pace was very good / even. • You looked out and spoke out to the whole audience.

HAND GESTURES

• You used very effective hand gestures, for example, thumbs up, sign for stop, number of fingers. • I liked the way you used the hand gesture before you said what was coming next. • Your hand gestures were open.

This is very powerful and you used it very well.

STRUCTURE

• You had a very clear structure, with a definite opening, body, and end. • You used the language of structure very well, for example, “Firstly, secondly, finally, next, then …” • You told your story in the order in which the events happened.

This made it easy to follow.

BODY LANGUAGE

• Your stance / posture was very confident. • You stood proud. • You didn’t slouch.

PROPS/VISUAL AIDS

• The prop you used was a very good / clever choice because ... it made me think about / feel ... • The prop was visible throughout your presentation. • You introduced the prop at just the right time. • Your use of bullet points and images on your PowerPoint was very effective.

FACIAL EXPRESSION

• You used a few facial expressions very well to show how you felt about ... for example ... you smiled ... you looked surprised ... • Your smile at the beginning helped to connect immediately with the audience. • Your facial expressions were very lively and really engaged the audience.

EYE CONTACT PAUSE

• You included all of the audience in your eye contact / you scanned the whole room. • You made direct eye contact with individuals in the audience. • You kept steady eye contact with the audience, especially when you were making your most important points. • You used pause to give us time to get / understand your message. • You paused just before you delivered the punchline. This was very effective. • Your use of pause helped to convey emotion. • Your use of pause gave me time to think.

Evaluation

Presentation Title:

Date:

THIS IS WHAT I LIKED:

1. You spoke out loud and clear.

2. You looked out and spoke to the whole audience.

MY RECOMMENDATION IS:

Take your time to settle yourself and get comfortable before you start to speak. You have something very important to say and everyone is listening to you. Well Done!

Use the Evaluation Card to give feedback to your friends. This card shows you how it’s done, but you can find blank cards to fill in yourself at the back of your book.