Was the topic appropriate for the audience and the occasion?
Watch the video at “http://youtu.be/b88-d99s70g” through 4:00 to 14:30, and write an essay following the instruction.
Your task is to review the speaker and speech and to reach a full, objective assessment of their major strengths and weaknesses. Write a thoughtful evaluation of the speech in essay (full sentences and paragraphs) form with an introduction and a conclusion. You can use the following questions to guide your assessment, but you do not need to answer each question in your paper.
Be specific and concrete in your comments give examples and quotes as needed. Note in particular the areas you believe the speaker did especially well, and those areas in which you think they could improve. Explain why you think the speaker excelled or had difficulty with certain aspects of this speech, and offer suggestions to improve their next presentation.
Topic and Purpose
Was the topic appropriate for the audience and the occasion?
Did the speaker have a clear specific purpose to be accomplished in the allotted time?
