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COMPETENTCOMMUNICATIONMANUAL(NEW)1Project#1:THEICEBREAKERExecutiveSummary:Foryourfirstspeechproject,youwillintroduceyourselftoyourfellowclubmembersandgivethemsomeinformationaboutyourbackground,interestsandambitions.Practicegivingyourspeechtofriendsorfamilymembers,andstrivetomakeeyecontactwithsomeofyouraudience.Youmayusenotesduringyourspeechifyouwish.Readtheentireprojectbeforepreparingyourtalk.Objectives:•Tobeginspeakingbeforeanaudience.•Todiscoverspeakingskillsyoualreadyhaveandskillsthatneedsomeattention.•Time:Fourtosixminutes.NoteToTheEvaluator:Inthisspeechthenewmemberistointroducehimself/herselftotheclubandbeginspeakingbeforeanaudience.Thespeechshouldhaveaclearbeginning,bodyandending.Thespeakerhasbeenadvisedtousenotesifnecessaryandnottobeconcernedwithbodylanguage.Beencouragingandpointoutthespeaker’sstrongpointswhilegentlyandkindlymentioningareasthatcouldbeimproved.Strivetohavethespeakerlookforwardtogivinganotherspeech.YourevaluationshouldhelpthespeakerfeelgladaboutjoiningToastmastersandpresentingthisspeech.Inadditiontoyouroralevaluation,pleasewriteanswerstothequestionsbelow.COMPETENTCOMMUNICATIONMANUAL(NEW)2PROJECT1EvaluationGuidefor“THEICEBREAKER”:Title:_________________________________________________________Evaluator:______________________________Date:_________________1.Whatstrongpointsdoesthespeakeralreadyhave?2.Howwelldidtheaudiencegettoknowthespeaker?3.Didthespeechreflectadequatepreparation?4.Didthespeakertalkclearlyandaudibly?5.Didthespeechhaveadefiniteopening,bodyandconclusion?6.Pleasecommentonthespeaker’suseofnotes.7.Whatcouldthespeakerhavedonedifferentlythatwouldhaveimprovedthespeech8.Whatdidyoulikeaboutthepresentation?COMPETENTCOMMUNICATIONMANUAL(NEW)3Project#2:ORGANIZEYOURSPEECHExecutiveSummary:Goodspeechorganizationisessentialifyouraudienceistofollowandunderstandyourpresentation.Youmusttakethetimetoputyourideastogetherinanorderlymanner.Youcanorganizeyourspeechinseveraldifferentways;choosetheoutlinethatbestsuitsyourtopic.Theopeningshouldcatchtheaudience’sattention,thebodymustsupporttheideayouwanttoconvey,andtheconclusionshouldreinforceyourideasandbememorable.Transitionsbetweenthoughtsshouldbesmooth.Objectives:•Selectandappropriateoutlinewhichallowslistenerstoeasilyfollowandunderstandyourspeech.•Makeyourmessageclear,withsupportingmaterialdirectlycontributingtothatmessage.•Useappropriatetransitionswhenmovingfromoneideatoanother.•Createastrongopeningandconclusion.•Time:Fivetosevenminutes.NoteToTheEvaluator:Thespeakeristopresentatalkthatisorganizedinamannerthatleadstheaudiencetoaclearlydefinedgoal.Thespeechincludesabeginning,abodyandaconclusion;majorfactsorideas;andappropriatesupportmaterial,withsmoothtransitionsbetweenthefactsandideas.Inadditiontoyourverbalevaluation,pleasecompletethisevaluationformbyratingthespeechineachcategoryandofferingcommentsorspecificrecommendedactionwherewarranted.5=Excellent4=Aboveaverageforthespeaker’sexperiencelevel3=Satisfactory2=Couldimprove1=NeedsattentionCOMPETENTCOMMUNICATIONMANUAL(NEW)4PROJECT2EvaluationGuidefor“ORGANIZEYOURSPEECHTitle:_________________________________________________________Evaluator:______________________________Date:_________________CATEGORYRATINGCOMMENTS/SUGGESTIONSSpeechValue(Interesting,meaningfultoaudience)54321Preparation(Research,rehearsal)54321Organization(Logical,clear)54321Opening(Attention-getting,ledintotopic)54321Body(Flowedsmoothly,appropriatesupportMaterial)54321Conclusion(Effective)54321Transitions(Appropriate,helpful)54321Whatcouldthespeakerhavedonedifferentlytomakethespeechmoreeffective?Whatdidyoulikeaboutthepresentation?COMPETENTCOMMUNICATIONMANUAL(NEW)5Project#3:GETTOTHEPOINTExecutiveSummary:Everyspeechmusthaveageneralandaspecificpurpose.Ageneralpurposeistoinform,topersuade,toentertainortoinspire.Aspecificpurposeiswhatyouwanttheaudiencetodoafterlisteningtoyourspeech.Onceyouhaveestablishedyourgeneralandspecificpurposes,you’llfinditeasytoorganizeyourspeech.You’llalsohavemoreconfidence,whichmakesyoumoreconvincing,enthusiasticandsincere.Ofcourse,thebetterorganizedthespeechis,themorelikelyitistoachieveyourpurpose.Objectives:•Selectaspeechtopicanddetermineitsgeneralandspecificpurposes.•Organizethespeechinamannerthatbestachievesthosepurposes.•Ensurethebeginning;bodyandconclusionreinforcethepurposes.•Projectsincerityandconvictionandcontrolanynervousnessyoumayfeel.•Strivenottousenotes.•Time:Fivetosevenminutes.NoteToTheEvaluator:Thespeakeristoprepareaspeechthathasacleargeneralpurpose(toinform,persuade,entertainorinspire)andaspecificpurpose.Thespeechistobeorganizedinamannerthatbestachievesthesepurposes.Thebeginning,bodyandconclusionshouldalltieintoandreinforcethepurposes.Thespeakeristoprojectsincerityandconvictionandstrivenottousenotes.Anynervousnessdisplayedshouldbeminimal.Inadditiontoyourverbalevaluation,pleasecompletetheevaluationformbelowbyratingthespeechineachcategory.5=Excellent4=Aboveaverageforthespeaker’sexperiencelevel3=Satisfactory2=Couldimprove1=NeedsattentionCOMPETENTCOMMUNICATIONMANUAL(NEW)6PROJECT3EvaluationGuidefor“GETTO