Evaluate to Motivate

Why Evaluate? Logical Communication is not a one way process –Did your communication succeed? –How could it have been more effective? How did others receive my message?

Why Evaluate? Emotional Support speaker Encouragement on their journey What was great, good, needs work Progress not perfection Move them forward in the best way possible Feedback is the breakfast of champions

Evaluations Needs Structure Requires preparation –Read the objectives –Talk to the presenter Tools to assist process & presentation Beginning, Middle, End – it is a mini speech –Tools of trade needed (eye contact, pitch/pause, vocal variety etc)

Evaluations Needs Structure Two effective options Commend- Recommend- Commend Commend- Recommend- Summarise Note – evaluations not just for speaker – rest of club can benefit – so address the total group

Evaluate – the Logical Know the objectives Listen Use a process Relate evaluations to Objectives Use examples to illustrate points Use the C-R-C or C-R-S

Evaluation Process

Evaluate – the Emotional Supportive – Encouraging – Caring The speaker is probably their worst critic Be their positive advocate Great things – what appealed to me, what I especially liked Good things – I thought you did X well Fit the evaluation to the level they are at

Evaluate – the Emotional It’s about Progress What is the 1 thing they would benefit from Deliver this in positive terms –To have lifted this speech another notch … –One area I feel you need to address … to lift your delivery is … Remember it is your opinion –You may like to consider … –I would have preferred … Fit the evaluation to the level they are at

The Delivery Formal Greeting Paraphrase the objectives Mini speech – BME & tools of trade Try 3 rd person delivery Then personalise the Recommendations End on a high –I was impressed by … –Your strong points in this speech were …

Evaluate to Motivate Purpose Leave them with gems of what they do well & 1-2 areas for focus next time The ‘motivate’ bit should leave them busting to do another speech real soon