Teaching

i <Here> is an excellent research article regarding teacher feedback on speaking which discusses the pros and cons of various feedback techniques -- simultaneous, delayed, immediate, written, and oral.  (DOC)

i“Oratory, Democracy and the Classroom” [go to Eres] is a major essay on the way to make a public speak class a true liberal arts experience.

i <Here> is a description of listening skills exercises that can be adapted to a public speaking classroom unit. (PDF)

i <Here> is a paper on teacher feedback on speeches.  There is material on this topic under “Evaluation” below as well. (PDF)

Textbook Chapters for Students

i <Listening Critically to Speeches> [go to Eres] [Develops the different dimensions of listening, including “attending”, “understanding”, “remembering”, and “evaluation”.]

i <Outlining the Speech> {go to Eres] [An instructional unit that provides step-by-step writing process, differentiating the research outline from speaking outline.]

Evaluation

i NCA’s <“Competent Speaker Speech Evaluation Form”> is a widely known tool that can be adapted to a range of public speaking performances.  (DOC)

i <Evaluating Classroom Speaking> [go to Eres]

provides global advice on the many aspects of evaluation.

i <Speech Assessment: Principles & Strategies> [go to Eres]

is a collection of summary advice from several teachers.

i A <UNCG speech evaluation tool> is helpful because it spells out in much greater depth the level of achievement of various speaking competencies. (DOC)

Speech Anxiety

i The <”Personal Report of Communication Apprehension”> [pdf file] is a self-assessment tool that helps students reflect on their progress in coping with speech anxiety. 

i The Minnesota Colleges and Universities Center for Teaching and Learning Faculty currently hosts a <”Speech Anxiety Web Page”> with various resources.