About Evaluator

http://www.geocities.com/fairoakstoastmasters/tips_evaluation.htm

a)Be Selective: You don’t have to comment on every point in the evaluation guide. Select two or three important points and elaborate them.

b)Be Honest: If you did not like some aspect of the speech, don’t say you did.

c)Encourage: There are many methods of conveying something the speaker did well and some which speaker could improve. The manual “Effective Speech Evaluation” explains these methods. The following link explains some more techniques. http://www.toastmasters.com/killer-evals.html

d)Be Specific: For example, if the speech organization was confusing at one point, say so but clearly address what confused you and offer a suggestion for improvement.

http://www.toastmasters.com/killer-evals.html

“Focus on your best and forget the rest.”

Sandwich: A classic evaluation technique is called “the Sandwich.” This is where you first tell the good news, then the bad news, and then more good news. The bad news is sandwiched in between the good.

Sandwich 2.0: The first step to rectifying the situation is to change “good news” and “bad news” into “strengths” and “weaknesses.” During the beginning of the evaluation, you point out the person’s strengths, and how they were manifested during the speech. In the middle, you point out one flaw or weakness that detracted from the speech. At the end, you point out a couple more strengths that you feel the person already has, that they should develop.

Sandwich 3.0: First, you point out the person’s strengths, using examples of how they were manifested in the speech (as in the Modified Sandwich.) Then, you point out one weakness that detracted from the speech, and how it detracted (again, as in the Modified Sandwich.) Finally, you show the user how they can use one or more of their strengths to overwhelm or overcome the weakness.

Tips: Ask the speaker about their strength.  Don’t ask the weakness.

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