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Speech Critique Student’s Name Course Number Date On Sunday mornings I usually attend my church. However last Sunday I decided to visit the Southern Baptist Convention church that I had never been to. I was meticulously impressed with Pastor Ken’s sermon. It was evident that he prepared extensively for such a performance and it made his message glue so intact on my mind. He explained that he was just visiting from Traitora NJ so it was good to have a different view a new take on things. Although most people go to church knowing that they will be addressed about God and Jesus it is not merely that. There are life teachings to be learned that can be applied to our daily lives and Pastor Ken did a nice job at teaching message to be effectively communicated and to have openness in communication. It in turn increased my confidence as a speaker since Pastor Ken was virtually a stranger to the whole congregation. In my future speeches I will try to portray more confidence since I saw such a good example of how I can do it better. Being passionate while speaking can boost the interest in your audience and future speeches. I also learned that preparation is imperious and it is what I have lacked in the past; it really improves credibility and fluency because one sounds more informed and gets fewer hang-ups. This sermon absolutely taught me a lot concerning public speaking/speech and I would most probably reflect back and consider it whenever I compose a speech to share in the future. [...]
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Speech Critique Find a public speaking event in your community to attend. (You must be a member of the "live" audience -- this cannot be a broadcast or videotape). Newspapers generally list events that will have speakers. In the past, students have been able to attend a live public speaking event: at church (sermons, seminars), on campus (a guest speaker), at the public library (authors or experts), at a local bookstore (author book-signing or public lecture), at work (seminar, sales meeting with motivational speaker), at a local Toastmasters International chapter, in their neighborhoods (home show, homeowners association meeting), at local city or county government buildings (viewing a court case, attending a city council meeting), or at their children's schools (PTA, Scouts). Attend the speech, but be sure to take a notebook to jot down your immediate impressions of the speaker, the message, the method, the audience reaction and the environment Write your "Speech Critique" paper based on your observations of the speech event. Be sure to include the following in your analysis: 1) The time, place, location and reason for the speech 2) The message strategies the speaker used 3) The delivery strategies the speaker used 4) The success of the speaker 5) The observable reactions of audience members 6) The overall "climate" of the event -- before, during and after the speech 7) Identify ways the speaker could have improved his/her speech PLEASE NOTE: It is not necessary for you to summarize the content of the speech. You may need to make reference to content by way of making a point about the speaker's methods, but this paper should not be a "report" of the speech. It is, rather, an evaluation of the speaker's performance. Your 3-5 page paper should follow the format of a college essay (typed, double-spaced, 12-point font, 1" margins) and should be free of spelling and grammar errors. Submit your paper as indicated in this week. You submit your speech critique as either a .doc or .docx file. You cannot copy and paste these. They must be uploaded.
Subject Area: Philosophy
Document Type: Reports
