Highlight a paragraph or two from a speech. Copy and paste the text into MS Word. Run spell check from the Tools menu in order to produce readability statistics. Select the Check grammar with spelling check box. When Microsoft Word finishes checking spelling and grammar, it will display the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
Instructions Determine the grade-level readability of the speech or of a portion of the speech.
Instructions Re-read the speech with a focus on identifying verbal images, word pictures, or analogies. Instructions Re-read the speech with a focus on the overall purpose of the speech. The general rule of thumb for citing sources is that the speaker should provide at least enough information about the source of their information that the listener could find that source on their own. For example, properly citing a book would include the book's title and author. Instructions Re-read the speech with a focus on the sources of information cited.