Grading Interpretation

Relating topic to the audience

Always give your audience members reasons to listen to your speech.

Frame your topic in a way that relates to their lives.
Point out why your topic is relevant or even important to them
- This is especially important if you fear the audience might see your topic as potentially trivial.
Point out how you think your topic is significant

Note	SYMBOL KEY:	Interpretation
! =	SUPERIOR	You did a great job relating the topic to your audience!
+ =	EFFECTIVE	Your approach worked well
+ =	PROBLEMATIC	You should go further in directly relating your topic to the lives of your audience. How does it affect them? Why should they listen?
– =	DETRIMENTAL	You did not relate the topic to your audience; indeed, you might have been off-putting in your approach.
Ø =	MISSING	No real attempt made
N/A =	NOT APPLICABLE