Africobra Informative Evaluation

Informative Speech Evaluation The speaker, Regina Glover, gave an informative Speech about the history, significance, and aesthetics of AfriCobra. The content of her speech was well developed, in how she choose to organize it. It was clever for her to give a brief history first so that the audience could have a glimpse of how AfriCobra began. To present the significance of AfriCobra second was also smart, because the audience would have wanted to know the overall purpose of the art, which made Regina’s speech and the art itself more meaningful. When she presented the aesthetics of AfriCobra last, it allowed the audience to learn the style of the art, therefore adding interest to her topic.
Regina’s points were mostly clear, though she should have elaborated more on the universal aspect of creativity throughout the speech. She also did not make the use of her transition words flow well. For example, when she began speaking about the history of AfriCobra she did not use a transition word. But only on her last two transitions did she use transition words such as “second” or “and now.” She should have used “first, second, and third,” to make the
Her posture was great, but Regina shifted often while speaking. She also had long pauses between her words, spoke too fast at some points, used the word “and” too much, and made her mistakes known. These are signs of nervousness that can be solved with composure and more practice. There were some surprising details in Regina’s video. The Power Point was much neater and the theme correlated to her topic. She was also neat in her appearance, but she would have been more striking if she dressed professionally. Regina has also developed new quirks such as repeatedly tucking her bangs behind her ear, bending her notecards as she spoke, and mispronouncing