RAP Feedback Form for Talks

Fill this information before start of talk:

• Date:
• Speaker:
• Subject:
• Speaker started talk at (time):

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During the talk, write notes for speaker on back of this page.

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Please fill the rest of this form immediately after the talk.

• Speaker completed talk at (time):
• Talk duration (time):

For the rest of the question, circle the appropriate number, write sentence answers, and TALLY POINTS HERE: (_ _ _) / 40

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1. Was the main point of the talk (what the speaker aimed to convince you of) clear? Yes (1) No (0)

• What words did the speaker use to express his/her point?:

2. Can the main point of the talk be made clearer? Yes (0) No (1)

• If yes, how?

3. Was the speaker there before the start of the lecture? Yes (1) No (0)

4. Did the speaker have the projector set up before the start of the lecture? Yes (1) No (0)

5. Did the speaker start on time? (Within 5 minutes of lecture start) Yes (1) No (0)

6. Did the speaker end on time? (Within 25 minutes of lecture start) Yes (1) No (0)

7. Did the speaker finish too early? (Less than 15 minutes duration) Yes (0) No (1)

8. Did the opening of the talk grab your attention? Yes (1) No (0)

9. Did the opening of the talk strike you as novel and genuine? Yes (1) No (0)

10. Did the opening make the problem clear? Yes (1) No (0)

• How did the speaker express the problem?

11. Can the problem be expressed more clearly? Yes (0) No (1)

• If yes, how?

12. Did the talk give you a clear idea of all prior work? Yes (1) No (0)

13. Were there any facts that you felt were stated without justification? Yes (0) No (1)

• If yes, which?

14. Were all facts in the presentation accurate? Yes (1) No (0)

• If no, which?

15. Did the body of the talk sustain your attention? Yes (1) No (0)

16. Did the talk contain some clear presentations of ideas you liked? Yes (1) No (0)

17. Did the talk contain some ideas that you thought were unclear or too complicated? Yes (0) No (1)

• If yes, can you give some examples?

18. Were there parts of the talk that you thought can be dropped or irrelevant? Yes (0) No (1)

• If yes, can you give an example?

19. Were any parts of the talk unclear? Yes (0) No (1)

• If so, which?

20. Was there a clear conclusion? Yes (1) No (0)

21. Did the conclusions make sense based on the presentation? Yes (1) No (0)

22. Did you feel that future work was addressed sufficiently and clearly? Yes (1) No (0)

23. Was the logical structure of the talk, including transition from one part to next, clear? Yes (1) No (0)

• If not, give an example of a trouble spot:

24. Did the speaker use any words that were not defined? Yes (0) No (1)

• Can you give an example?

25. Did the speaker use any words that were either cliche or uninspired? Yes (0) No (1)

• Can you give an example?

26. Were there any slides that used space too sparsely? Yes (0) No (1)

27. Were any slides overcrowded? Yes (0) No (1)

28. Did the speaker spend enough time on each slide? Yes (1) No (0)

29. Did the speaker have enough things to say in the allocated time? Yes (1) No (0)

30. Did the speaker deliver the talk with a clear voice? Yes (1) No (0)

31. Did the speaker use sufficient vocal variety? Yes (1) No (0)

32. Did the speaker make use of visual illustrations appropriately? Yes (1) No (0)

• If not, how can the speaker improve the talk?

33. Was the speaker sufficiently prepared to give a high-quality talk? Yes (1) No (0)

• If not, how?

34. Were there any distracting movements or gestures during the talk? Yes (0) No (1)

35. Did the speaker understand the audience's questions well? Yes (1) No (0)

36. Did the speaker answer questions clearly? Yes (1) No (0)

37. Did the speaker manage questions effectively? Yes (1) No (0)

• Note: this includes, for example, choosing which questions to answer, not spending too much time on any one question, etc.

38. Did the speaker defer questions to after the talk when appropriate? Yes (1) No (0)

39. Did the speaker defer questions to after the talk when it was not appropriate? Yes (0) No (1)

• If so, which?

40. Did the talk get you interested to learn more about the subject? Yes (1) No (0)

• If yes, what areas would you like to learn more about?