 " Dwight 's Speech " received mostly positive reviews . Michael Sciannamea of TV Squad wrote that he wonders if the Jim @-@ Pam " will reach some sort of resolution or become a season @-@ ending cliffhanger " . Sciannamea also noted that " you know you 're living in a Bizarro World when Dwight wins Dunder Mifflin 's salesman of the year award . " M. Giant of Television Without Pity graded the episode with an " A – . " Francis Rizzo III of DVD Talk felt that Dwight 's enlarged role was great , but noted that the episode was not as funny as his " strange behavior " in " The Injury . " Betsy Bozdech of DVD Journal described " Dwight 's Speech " as an instant classic . Not all reviews were so glowing . Brendan Babish of DVD Verdict felt that " Dwight 's Speech " was " one of the few misfires " of the season , noting that it " certainly has laughs " , but that " its humor is a bit too absurd compared to the show 's usual riffs on office ennui " . He ultimately gave the episode a " B – " , but wrote that " Dwight 's Speech " being the worst episode of the season was a " testament to the show 's excellence . " 
