Essay

CMST 2220

Grading Criteria for Introductory Speech

1.) Introduction – Attention getting information; draws the audience in. You need to choose 1 approach from the following for your attention getter: quote, question, rhetorical question, audience involvement, statistical evidence, humor, strong statement, narrative, auditory or visual aid, poem, lyrics, etc., as your opening material.

2.) Body – Main points with supporting evidence. Usually 3-5 main points.

3.) Conclusion – Clincher statement (ends with a bang!). Once again, you need to choose 1 approach from the following for your clincher: quote, question, rhetorical question, audience involvement, statistical evidence, humor, strong statement, narrative, auditory or visual aid, poem, lyrics, etc., as your closing material.

4.) Nonverbal Communication – Eye contact, Gestures, Body movement, Posture

5.) Voice – Volume, Slow rate of speed, Word pronunciation, Focus on tone, pitch and emphasis on words. No filler words, such as: “um, uh, like, or you know” (you will have your word-for-word typed manuscript speech in front of you as a script for you to speak from, so you should be good here).

6.) Use Supporting Material, Organizational Components, and Literary Devices – Examples, Evidence, Testimony, Alliteration, Repetition, Similes, Metaphors, Analogies, Hyperboles, Imagery/Descriptive Language, Personification, Previewing, Internal Summaries, Signposts, Transitional Language, etc., or any other approach that give a boost to your content.