What I Can Do

Now that you know how to distinguish the different types of speeches, try to make
a meaningful activity out of it by delivering a simple speech as a life coach. A life
coach is someone who helps people identify their goals and develop an actionable
plan to achieve them. To help the people who were affected by the recent COVID-19
pandemic, give a 2 or 3-minute persuasive memorized speech. Have someone from
the audience to evaluate your performance by using the criteria below.

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Category Exceptional Meets Satisfactory Needs Score
Expectation Improvement

Introduction The first few The first few The first few The first few lines
lines of the lines of the lines of the of the speech did
speech really got speech got my speech did not not get my
my attention and attention and I really get my attention and I
made me want to was curious to attention and I did not want to
listen intently. hear the rest. was not sure if I hear more.
want to hear
more.

Content The speech The speech The speech The speech was
explained the focused on the focused on the unclear, did not
issue issue and used issue but did explain any of
thoroughly, examples but not explain it the issues
using examples. did not fully thoroughly and thoroughly and (x 2)
explain it. did not use did not use
examples. examples.

Delivery The speaker The speaker was The speaker I could not hear
spoke in a loud, loud and clear was difficult to or understand
clear voice and but was not hear sometimes the speaker.
was expressive. expressive. and not
expressive.

Conclusion The end of the The end of the The end of the The end of the
speech was speech was speech was not speech was not
exciting and somewhat very exciting or exciting or lovely
lovely. exciting and lovely. at all.
lovely.

Overall The speech was The speech was The speech was The speech made
exciting and informative and not very me not want to
informative that somewhat informative or agree with the
made me agree exciting that exciting I would speaker’s
with the made me think not probably viewpoint.
speaker’s about the agree with the
viewpoint. speaker’s speaker’s
viewpoint. viewpoint.

Total Score

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