It's not enough to do a good preview statement; you also have to make your main points stand out by pausing before them and by using parallel language structure to help us identify them.
| Note | SYMBOL KEY: |
Interpretation |
| ! = |
SUPERIOR |
Your speech was exceptionally well organized and your organizational pattern made it easy to identify the main points. |
| + = |
EFFECTIVE |
Your speech was well organized and it was easy to identify main points. |
| + = |
PROBLEMATIC |
Your organization basically worked: we could identify main points well enough, but would be stronger through using a more creative organizational pattern and better use of transitions. |
| – = |
DETRIMENTAL |
Better organization of your Main Points is needed. Make sure that the ideas relate and follow a logic or strong organizational pattern. It was too hard to identify your main points and movement between them. |
| BTRPHRA |
BETTER PHRASING | Put more effort into phrasing your main points. Remember, they should be in full sentences and exhibit parallelism whenever possible. |
| LABELS |
DON'T USE SPEECH LABELS | Try not to use the "label" of speech elements, such as saying "my preview statement" or "my main points" but use more natural, prosaic language. |
| BTR PAUSE |
BETTER PAUSING | We would better be able to discern the different ideas in your speech if you paused more between them. |