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Speak conversationally from your knowledge of the topic (not from notes or memorized script).
Maintain direct, consistent and comfortable eye contact with audience throughout your presentation.
Project your voice at a clear and comfortable volume appropriate for the size of the room/audience.
Use supportive gestures; move with purpose (avoid pacing and distracting movement).
speak with a varied, dynamic, interesting pace (avoid using a 'sing-song,' predictable rhythmic-pattern).
Avoid using silent pauses between points, avoid fillers such as 'um, ah, uh, like, you know, etc.'
Present information with energy and enthusiasm to engage your audience's attention and interest.
Maintain a professional (i.e., appropriate), organized, and well-prepared delivery throughout.
Keep your speech within the time limit provided.
You greet your audience and then build on areas of agreement in order to gain trust and make your audience agree with you from the start.
Clearly state your persuasive claim.
Introduce what the main points of your speech are going to be about. It needs to include your thesis statement in a clear way.
Your arguments are clear and directly support your main claim. They do not insult or offend the opposing view and are well-balanced. They include all three main element: claim, evidence and warrant.
Provide relevant evidence for your main points. Your evidence should include statistics, testimony or analogies.
Provide a concluding remark that echoes the introduction of your speech.
You are using at least five external sources and you provide both in-text citations and reference list. The reference list uses correct APA style.
They are used to explain, clarify, illustrate or summarize information from the speech. All presentation aids are used according to the guidelines discussed in class (the right size, the right font, etc).
Appropriate use of grammar and transitional signals throughout your speech.
Speak clearly and concisely and make sure to pronounce the sounds of words correctly.
The presentation is accompanied by clearly designed handouts that follow the given requirements.