Table Topics

 
Speeches have

1. Beginning - the introduction, your initial opinion (thesis), hook

2. Body - Make it personal, tell Anecdote, may drift a bit

3. End - (last 15 seconds) - Bring closure, inclusio

(When you see the red card, do not stop. Finish your sentence.
And say THANK YOU. (officially ends the speech)

 

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Grading Form

Table Topics Roles Form

 

 

Scoring

Posture          1  2  3  4  5 

Eye Contact   1  2  3  4  5 

Articulation     1  2  3  4  5

Organization   1  2  3  4  5

Roles

Speaker - Speaks extemporaneously for 2 minutes on a topic

Inquisitor - Asks the question. Second semester creates the question

Evaluator - Grades the speaker

Timer - keeps track of 1:45 (green), 15 seconds (yellow), Stop (red)

Um tracker - keeps tally of "um," "uh," and other particles

Like tracker - keeps tally of useless words: "like," "yeah," and other words