Speech Critiques

Why study other speakers?

Studying and evaluating the techniques of other speakers is an excellent way to become a better public speaker.

• When a speaker impresses, ask “Why was that impressive?“
• When a speaker bombs, ask “Why didn’t that hit the mark?“

Analyzing other speakers provides an abundant supply of ideas that can be incorporated into our own presentations.

Why use video critiques?

With a growing supply of speech videos readily accessible, video critiques can be especially useful teaching and learning aids.

• Without video, you can say: “Remember that keynote speaker last week? Weren’t her gestures powerful?“
• With video, you can refer directly to precise moments: “The keynote speaker last week was fantastic. Her gestures at 1:27 and 2:38 of her speech were powerful.“

Speech Critique Examples on Six Minutes