This document provides a template for students to analyze a commencement speech, including observing the speaker's body language in areas such as posture, gestures, facial expressions, eye contact, and first impressions. Students are to analyze one of two example commencement speeches and comment on the speaker's delivery.

1. COMMUNICATION ARTS 3<br />Name_____________________________ Date of Submission: August 31, 2011<br />Assigned Speech: (example: Steve Jobs’ Outstanding Stanford Commencement Speech from 2005 or J.K. Rowling’s Commencement Address, “The Fringe Benefits of Failure, and the Importance of Imagination”)<br />OBSERVATIONS: BODY LANGUAGE OF THE SPEAKER<br />A. Posture and Stance<br />B. Body Movement<br />C. Gestures<br />D. Facial Expressions<br />E. Eye Contact<br />F. First Impressions<br />G. Nervousness<br />H. Others<br />