Speech Analysis Questions

I. PURPOSE AND AUDIENCE

A. Who was the speaker?
B. Where was the speech given?
C. When was the speech given?
D. Who was the audience?
E. What is the speaker trying to accomplish?

II. CONTENT AND TONE

A. What were the important points that were to be made?
B. What information did the audience need?
C. What attitude did the speech convey?

III. STRUCTURE

A. Did the speech have a clear beginning, middle, and end?
B. Did the speech contain repetition?
1. If so, what was the effect of the repetition?
2. If not, where would repetition have been useful?
C. Did the speech contain parallel structure?
1. If so, what was the effect of the parallel structure?
2. If not, where would parallel structure have been useful?
D. Was the vocabulary appropriate? Explain your answer.
E. Was the sentence structure appropriate? Explain your answer.

IV. DELIVERY

A. What first impression did the speaker create?
B. How was the dress and appearance of the speaker appropriate to the speech?