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POSITIONS

Call your assigned speaker and discuss the speech project that he or she will be presenting. Make note of educational goals and objectives that your speaker will be working toward.
Get the speaker's manual before the meeting and familiarize yourself with the questions and points on the evaluation page.

Listen carefully to your speaker, noting accomplishments and areas in which improvement is needed. Fill out the evaluation page as the speech progresses. Make sure and pay attention to the areas the speaker alerted you beforehand.
Rise when called on by the General Evaluator and present your 2-3 minute evaluation. Do not list every point that you think the speaker needs to be aware of: try to limit yourself to one or two main areas in which improvement is needed and one or two areas in which the speaker was especially successful. Always end on a positive note.
Never criticize the CONTENT of the speech, except in terms of how well the topic selected lent itself to the goal of achieving the purpose of the speech project. Whether you agree or disagree with the speaker, do not make comments based on content. An evaluation should concern itself with issues of organization, delivery, and language.
Above all, be supportive and motivational. Your ultimate goals is to make the speaker want to go home right after the meeting and start working on his or her next speech, based on your suggestions for improvements and encouragement.