Wednesday, October 7, 2009

Inspiring Evaluations - Part 2 of 2

Part Two of Jeffrey Washington's Inspiring Evaluations Presentations

Contest Tips;
1. Familiarize yourself with Contest Manual. Look at a Judge's ballot.
2. Be unique - something to differentiate yourself from the other competitors
3. Sit at the front row - to be able to see everything the speaker does
4. Take short "trigger" notes - Don't miss anything the speaker is doing
5. Evaluation is a regular speech - Have an open, body and close
6. Anticipate things - i.e. smile, vocal variety
7. Remember your are being evaluated by the judges the minute you step on stage.
8. Have the spirit of supporting your fellow competitors
9. Keep your focus from you and on the speaker
10. Enjoy the experience

Evaluating the English as 2nd language speaker:
Encourage the speaker as much as possible. Jeffrey quote used in evaluating one such speaker, "I'm sure you English is much better than our Japanese."

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