speech self critique essay

SELF CRITIQUE ASSIGNMENT

Complete this assignment by the due date on the course calendar for your Speech of Introduction and your Informative Speech. First, watch your recorded speech and take notes on your speech (the link was emailed to your d2l email). Note what you did well, what you need to work on, and things you noticed while watching the video that you did not know you did while presenting. Paper Guidelines:

• Type a 1-page essay (not a list) addressing the following questions. • Answer each question in a separate paragraph. • Put some thought into this because this assignment is meant to improve your skills as a

public speaker between each speech. • Follow the guidelines for typed assignments on the “Preparing for Writing Assignments”

handout (on the back of this page). • Do not exceed one page or you will lose points. If you find that you have more than a

page, exercise your editing skills. Paragraph 1: What did you do well? Paragraph 2: What are some weaknesses you noticed? Paragraph 3: What were you surprised by (something you didn’t know you did, or thought you

did better/worse)? Paragraph 4: What are at least three goals you would like set for the next time? Remember that public speaking is situational. Critique yourself based on the criteria on which you were required to present. For example: creativity and editing with the Speech of Introduction and structure, organization, and research with the informative. Don’t nit-pick and focus on one aspect of your delivery because content and overall performance are much more important.

Your Name Public Speaking

Title of Assignment Date

I will cover several important facts in this reflection paper on standard collegiate level

writing requirements. First, you should always include your name, the class, the assignment, and

the date in the upper right hand corner of the paper. You do not need a title page unless otherwise

specified. It is a waste of space and paper. You can single-space this information; however, the

rest of your paper should be double-spaced. The speech outlines are an exception to this rule, as

they will be a mixture of single and double-spacing. You can see the example included in this

course pack for guidance. All of your papers should be written in Times New Roman, 12-point

font. If you include a header, as I have here, make sure the header is also in Times New Roman

font. You should also include page numbers in the upper right hand corner to be in compliance

with APA format, but make sure they are in the correct font too.

You should never have more than one line space between paragraphs, lines, or sections.

Your college professors have multiple college degrees and can tell when you’re trying to fill up

space. Microsoft formatting can also be tricky, because it defaults the “after” spacing to 10 or 12

sometimes, which adds a space whether you want one or not. You may have to manually change

this. You should however have paragraphs, and you should indent the beginning of each

paragraph over one tab. Your margins should be set to 1” on all sides. In addition, you should

left justify the margins on your paper.

You should always read through your papers, at least once, to check for spelling/grammar

errors. Remember to use language that is appropriate for your current profession as a student.

Avoid slang, do not use curse words, and do not use internet or text-message-ese (LOL, u,

OMG).

Finally, remember that following formatting guidelines only requires a few clicks of the

mouse, so don’t lose valuable points over something so easy.