1. Evaluate to motivate Presented by Mel Goff, DTM

2. Evaluations Benefit Speakers by… • Providing immediate feedback • Supportive commentary • Helpful suggestions • Positive reinforcement

3. Evaluations Benefit Speakers by… • Offering methods for improvement • Hard to judge ourselves • Evaluators offer new perspective • Recognize and solve difficulties

4. Evaluations Benefit Speakers by… • Building and maintaining self-esteem • Build on strengths • Correct flaws • Spills over into personal and professional lives

5. Evaluating by the“Tell and Sell” Approach When the evaluator talks… …and the speaker listens!

6. Evaluating by the“Tell and Sell” Approach • Most common method used in Toastmasters • Evaluator talks • Speaker listens • Efficient • Moves smoothly • Avoids conversational digressions

7. Evaluating by the“Tell and Sell” Approach • Speaker can focus on evaluation • Makes assumptions • Evaluator is experienced • Speaker values the evaluator’s input

8. How to Evaluate Effectively • Show that you are interested • Before the speech, talk with the speaker about: • Manual objectives • Evaluation guidelines • Any additional concerns

9. How to Evaluate Effectively • Personalize your language • Encourage don’t indict • “I believe” or “I suggest”, not “You didn’t” or “You failed to” • Use examples – “What I saw” or “What I heard”

10. How to Evaluate Effectively • Evaluate the speech - not the person • Forget sticks and stones, word CAN hurt • Leave out your values or opinions • Your goal is simple • Help the speaker communicate their ideas in a more effective manner

11. How to Evaluate Effectively • Promote self-esteem • Listen • Take notes • Encourage and inspire • Be honest and sincere

12. How to Evaluate Effectively • Avoiding Whitewash • Do not over-praise or only-praise • Tends to demoralize club • Purpose is to give and receive insight • Empty compliments and platitudes benefit no one

13. And finally… • Evaluations are important learning tools • When assigned to evaluate • We polish our own skills • We assist others meet their goals • Be positive, be constructive, be informative