SPEECH RUBRIC

Speaker’s name: __________________________________

Evaluator: ____________________________________________

CRITERIA RATING RATING RATING RATING SCORE

Excellent Good Satisfactory Needs
4 3 2 Improvement
1
- Gets attention Meets any three of Meets any two of Meets only one of
- Clearly the four criteria the four criteria the four criteria
Introduction identifies topic
- Establishes
credibility
- previews the
main points
Main points are Main points are Main points need Main points are
Body clear, well somewhat clear, clarity and support not clear and have
supported, and some support, and lack of sources and no support and no
sources are some documentation sources or
documented documentation documentation
Conclusion - Reviews main Reviews main Brings closure Does not bring
points points, brings closure; the
- Brings closure closure audience is left
- Memorable hanging
Eye Contact -Eye contact with Eye contact with Eye contact with Little or no eye
audience audience less than audience less than contact
virtually all the 80% of the time 75% of the time
time (except for
brief glances at
notes)
Use of Language Uses of language Use of language Use of language Use of language is
contributes to does not have causes potential inappropriate
effectiveness of negative impact, confusion, and/or,
the speech, and and vocalized vocalized
vocalized pauses(um uh er pauses(um uh er
pauses(um uh er etc.,) not etc.,) are
etc.,) not distracting distracting
distracting
Body Language Body language, Body language, Body language, Body language,
gestures, and gestures, and gestures, and gestures, and
facial expressions facial expressions facial expressions facial expressions
adds greatly to the compliment lack variety and are lacking
message message spontaneity inappropriate
Clarity Speaks clearly and Speaks clearly and Speaks clearly and Often mumbles or
distinctly all the distinctly all the distinctly all the cannot be
time with no time with no more time with no more understood with
mispronounced than one than two more than three
words mispronounced mispronounced mispronounced
word word words
Topic is specific, Topic is specific, Topic is clear, Topic lacks clarity No specific
follows appropriate and appropriate and and focus needs purpose
assignment adapted somewhat adapting to inappropriate for
adapted to adapted audience audience or
audience occasion
Visual Aids Visual aids well- Minor problems Significant No visual aids
chosen and with visual aids problems with
presented visual aids
Time Within allotted Within 10% of Within 20% of Not within 20% of
time allotted time allotted time allotted time