Peer Evaluation

Peer Evaluation for: James Nose

Nov. 18, 2010

Introduction:

In the beginning of James’ speech he made a very good connection to the audience by asking who knew what the acronym BMI stood for. He then connected to those members of the audience who may not have known what BMI is, he did this by following up his question with a definition of what Body Mass Index actually is, to clarify. He also did a well job of establishing his credibility by knowing his information thoroughly, and displaying it well to the audience. James did a good job of previewing the content and components of his speech. When listening, this is always something I look for to tell me whether or not the speech can be applied to my life. The only thing that I was unable to not in the introduction to this speech was a clear transition, it seemed like he sort of jumped right in, but this is not to say there were no transitions throughout the speech’s entirety.

Supporting Material/Visual Aids:

In this speech particularly, I was very impressed with the use of visual aids; the explanations were simple, yet touched everything necessary to make them effective. The items are things that I would actually consider buying and utilizing, and I’m sure many audience members could agree. James did a good job of informing the audience of simple ways to take action against obesity, and provided little known facts that can help prevent it as well—such as the fact that lack of sleep has a relation to obesity, which I did not previously know. I believe these pro-tips helped maintain audience attention, and ultimately lead to and effective and interesting speech; which, honestly, I was not expecting to be this impressed by a speech about health issues.

Physical/Vocal Delivery:

One thing that I always notice when watching James’ speeches is his hand movement, especially the finger drumming. He maintained a good deal of eye contact during this most recent speech, but I still believe the amount of eye contact...