Speech Analysis Worksheet

Part One: Basic Information

1) Who is the speaker delivering the address? _________________________________

­­­­­­­2) What is the title of the address? __________________________________________

3) What is the date the address was delivered? ________________________________

4) How long is/was the address? ____________________________________________

5) Where was the address delivered? ________________________________________

6) Who is/was the intended audience? _______________________________________

7) What medium (TV, radio, internet etc.) was used to present the address delivered? ____________________________________________________________________

8) What is/was the purpose/objective of the address___________________________ ____________________________________________________________________

Part Two: Composition of the Address

10) What is the theme of the address? _____________________________________________________________________________________

11) What is the tone (friendly, stern, combative, conciliatory, hopeful, fearful, etc.) of the address? ____________________________________________________________________________

12) What mood (optimism, pessimism, safety, danger, immediacy, etc.) does the address create? _______________________________________________________________________________

13) What is the pacing of the address? _______________________________________________

14) What rationale (emotional, logical, ethical, etc.) is the address presented from? _______________________________________________________________________________

15) How well are claims and contentions put forth in the address supported?

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16) What action is the address calling on the audience to take?

Actions being promoted?

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Evidence Justifying the Actions?

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Part Three:

17) Were you positively or negatively moved by the speech? _________________________ Why? ___________________________________________________________________

18) What thoughts or emotions were stirred in you by the address?____________________ ________________________________________________________________________

19) How well do you think the intended audience received the address? ________________ ________________________________________________________________________

20) What did you find most/least appealing about the address?

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21) On a scale of 1-10 (1 being not impressed and 10 being totally impressed) how impressed were you with this address? ___________

Explain: _____________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________