Speech Rubric

Speaker’s name: _______________________ Evaluator: __________________________

Criterion Rating Rating Good Satisfactory Rating Needs Score
Excellent Points 9-8 Points 8-7 Improvement
Points 10-9 Rating Points 7-6
Eye Contact Eye contact Eye contact Eye contact Little or no eye
with with with contact
audience audience less audience less
virtually all the than 80% of the than 75% of the
time (except for time time
brief glances at
notes)

Use of Use of Use of Use of Use of

Language language language language language
contributes to does not have causes is inappropriate
effectiveness of negative potential
the speech, and impact, confusion,
vocalized and vocalized and/or
pauses pauses vocalized
(um uh er etc.) (um uh er etc.) pauses
not distracting not distracting (um uh er etc.)
are distracting

Body Body language, Body language, Body language, Body language,

language gestures, and gestures, and facial gestures, and
facial facial expressions facial
expressions expressions and expressions are
adds greatly to compliment gestures lacking or
the message message lack variety and inappropriate
spontaneity

Clarity Speaks clearly Speaks clearly Speaks clearly Often mumbles

and distinctly all and distinctly and distinctly or can not be
the time with no nearly all the most of the time understood with
mispronounced time with no with no more more than three
words more than one than two mispronounced
mispronounced mispronounced words
word words

Topic is Topic is Topic is clear Topic lacks No specific

specific, specific, appropriate and clarity purpose--
follows appropriate and somewhat and focus inappropriate
assignment adapted adapted needs adapting for
Adapted to to audience or
audience audience occasion

Time Within allotted Within 10% of Within 20% of Not within 20%
time allotted time allotted time of allotted time

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