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Evaluation

Evaluation is constructive help - we believe finding fault without offering a remedy is of little value, and will only discourage the speaker. Evaluators will offer helpful advice on how to overcome faults, together with encouragement for the future. The focus is on the good points as well as the bad. They will listen to the speech analytically and will evaluate the techinque rather then the content of the speech. The experience of the speaker is considered when an evaluation is offered but the aim of the evaluation is also to strech the speaker and encourage them to challenge themselves.

The focus of an evaluation is on providing practicble and useuable advice not to simply point out the faults with the speech. Ultmetly a speaker comes to a speakers club to improve and so evaluators are encouraged to be candid and honest in their assesment of the speech. The evaluator will be looking at how the speaker perfomers in a number of areas including:

Audibility
Enunciation
Modulation
Eye Contact
Gestures
Stance and Mannerisms
Use of notes

Meeting Dates

Wednesday 19th January 2011 -
Club Competitions

Wednesday 2nd February 2011 - Normal Meeting

Wednesday 16th February 2011 - Normal Meeting

Wednesday 2nd March 2011 -
Normal Meeting

Wednesday 16th March 2011 -
Normal Meeting

Wednesday 30th March 2011 -
Normal Meeting

Wednesday 13th April 2011 -
Annual General Meeting

Wednesday 27th April 2011 -
Normal Meeting

Wednesday 11th May 2011 -
Normal Meeting

Wednesday 25th May 2011 -
Normal Meeting