Resources for Individual Events (Speech) Judges Generic Comments Please note that these are general comments to use as a guideline only. The comments you write on the ballot should be specific to the individual performance. Positive Comments Constructive comments Excellent attention-getter and transition to main Need to transition to main point points Weak introduction Good conclusion; tied to introduction Weak conclusion; restate points and tie into Excellent use of sign posting (stating points in introduction advance and then referring back to them) You need 3 areas of analysis Excellent vocal variety Performance was too monotone Effective eye contact Look up more; make eye contact Good use of gestures; very natural! Too much unnecessary movement Excellent rate of speaking Gestures were distracting/stiff Volume was appropriate for size of room Delivery was too fast/too slow Excellent facial expressions Adjust volume for the room Effective use of evidence/support/citations Inappropriate facial expressions Good choice of topic/selection Not enough evidence to support your argument/point Give specific citations for your evidence Topic/selection was weak/offensive Judging Grid This matrix is used by many speech judges to assist them in tracking the rankings of contestants as the progresses. Speaker # Code After 1st After 2nd After 3rd 4th 5th After 6th 7th 1 2 3 4 5 6
Resources for Individual Events (Speech) Judges Generic Comments Please note that these are general comments to use as a guideline only. The comments you write on the ballot should be specific to the individual performance. Positive Comments Constructive comments Excellent attention-getter and transition to main points Good conclusion; tied to introduction Excellent use of sign posting (stating points in advance and then referring back to them) Excellent vocal variety Effective eye contact Good use of gestures; very natural! Excellent rate of speaking Volume was appropriate for size of room Excellent facial expressions Effective use of evidence/support/citations Good choice of topic/selection Need to transition to main point Weak introduction Weak conclusion; restate points and tie into introduction You need 3 areas of analysis Performance was too monotone Look up more; make eye contact Too much unnecessary movement Gestures were distracting/stiff Delivery was too fast/too slow Adjust volume for the room Inappropriate facial expressions Not enough evidence to support your argument/point Give specific citations for your evidence Topic/selection was weak/offensive Judging Grid This matrix is used by many speech judges to assist them in tracking the rankings of contestants as the progresses. Speaker # Code After 1st After 2nd After 3rd 4th 5th After 6th 7th 1 2 3 4 5 6