Evaluate to Motivate Why Evaluate Logical Communication is

Evaluate to Motivate

Why Evaluate? Logical • Communication is not a one way process – Did your communication succeed? – How could it have been more effective? • How did others receive my message?

Why Evaluate? Emotional • Support speaker • Encouragement on their journey • What was great, good, needs work • Progress not perfection • Move them forward in the best way possible Feedback is the breakfast of champions

Evaluations Needs Structure • Requires preparation – Read the objectives – Talk to the presenter • Tools to assist process & presentation • Beginning, Middle, End – it is a mini speech – Tools of trade needed (eye contact, pitch/pause, vocal variety etc)

Evaluations Needs Structure Two effective options • Commend - Recommend - Commend • Commend - Recommend - Summarise • Note – evaluations not just for speaker – rest of club can benefit – so address the total group

Evaluate – the Logical • • • Know the objectives Listen Use a process Relate evaluations to Objectives Use examples to illustrate points Use the C-R-C or C-R-S

Evaluation Process

Evaluation Process

Evaluate – the Emotional • • • Supportive – Encouraging – Caring The speaker is probably their worst critic Be their positive advocate Great things – what appealed to me, what I especially liked Good things – I thought you did X well Fit the evaluation to the level they are at

Evaluate – the Emotional • It’s about Progress • What is the 1 thing they would benefit from • Deliver this in positive terms – To have lifted this speech another notch … – One area I feel you need to address … to lift your delivery is … • Remember it is your opinion – You may like to consider … – I would have preferred … • Fit the evaluation to the level they are at

The Delivery • • • Formal Greeting Paraphrase the objectives Mini speech – BME & tools of trade Try 3 rd person delivery Then personalise the Recommendations End on a high – I was impressed by … – Your strong points in this speech were …

Evaluate to Motivate Purpose Leave them with gems of what they do well & 1 -2 areas for focus next time The ‘motivate’ bit should leave them busting to do another speech real soon