<p> Evaluate To Motivate</p><p>Adapted from the Successful Club Series</p><p>The following are five points to remember when offering an evaluation.</p><p>1) Before the Speech</p><p> Review and discuss the manual objectives and evaluation guidelines.</p><p> Ask if there are any specific areas you should pay special attention to. Things like eye contact, ums & ahs, hand gestures, vocal delivery, physical movement, content organization, opening and closing messages.</p><p> Show that you are interested</p><p> Demonstrate that you are truly interested in the speech - active listening posture.</p><p> Exhibit your interest in the speaker’s ability to grow and improve.</p><p>2) Personalize your language</p><p> Put yourself in the position of the speaker before giving your evaluation. Remember this is a public evaluation. Choose your words carefully.</p><p> Stay away from words like: (Avoid a “parental tone”)</p><p> o “You didn’t…”</p><p> o “You should have…”</p><p> o “You failed to…”</p><p> To stimulate improvement use words like:</p><p> o “I believe…”</p><p> o “My reaction was…”</p><p> o “I suggest you consider…”</p><p> Keep the evaluator’s mantra in mind to maximize your skills:</p><p> o What I saw</p><p> o What I heard</p><p> o What I felt</p><p>Michael Sheridan DTM MSheridanConsulting.com Page 1 3) Evaluate the speech – Not the person!</p><p> Always keep your main purpose in mind: To support, help and encourage the speaker.</p><p> Pay attention to the speaker’s goals for self-improvement.</p><p> Watch for symptoms of fear, embarrassment or insecurity.</p><p> Evaluate what the speaker does – Not who the speaker is!</p><p>4) Promote self-esteem</p><p> Encourage and inspire the speaker to participate again by giving:</p><p> o Honest and sincere praise.</p><p> o Positive reinforcement when improvements occur.</p><p> o Helpful direction when necessary.</p><p> Always end your evaluation positively.</p><p>Avoid being disingenuous</p><p>An evaluator can give evaluations that only praise the speaker. This may be flattering at first, but over time will demoralize the atmosphere of a club. Honest evaluations can and should be upbeat and encouraging, while still pointing out areas for improvement. Avoid covering up flaws for adulation. Give them something to grow on!</p><p>When starting out try these Simple Formulas for Success</p><p>3-2-1-Summary Approach – See attached form</p><p> Start off with 3 things you liked about the speech.</p><p> Suggest 2 areas for improvement.</p><p> The 1 best thing you liked about the speech.</p><p> End with a short summary of the high points of the speech content and performance. Always end your evaluation on a positive note.</p><p>The Sensory Approach</p><p> What I saw.. both things you liked as well as areas for improvement.</p><p>Michael Sheridan DTM MSheridanConsulting.com Page 2  What I heard… both things you liked as well as areas for improvement.</p><p> What I felt during your speech… the emotions triggered by the speech or missed opportunities to generate emotion.</p><p>Make a list of the kinds of characteristics you could comment on under each of the categories.</p><p>What I Saw What I Heard How I Felt</p><p>Michael Sheridan DTM MSheridanConsulting.com Page 3</p>