Speech Rubric



Speech Rubric

Speaker’s name: _______________________ Evaluator: __________________________

|Criterion |Rating |Rating |Rating |Rating |Score |

| |Excellent |Good |Satisfactory |Needs Improvement | |

|  |Points 10-9 |Points 9-8 |Points 8-7 |Points 7-6 |  |

|Introduction |(1) Gets attention   |Meets any three of the |Meets any two of the |Meets only one of the |  |

| |(2) Clearly identifies |four criteria |four criteria |four criteria | |

| |topic | | | | |

| |(3) Establishes | | | | |

| |credibility  | | | | |

| |(4) Previews the main | | | | |

| |points | | | | |

|Body |Main points are clear, |Main points are |Main points |Main points | |

| |well supported, and |somewhat clear, |need clarity |are not clear | |

| |sources are documented |some support, and |and support |and have no support | |

| | |some documentation |lack of |and no sources or | |

| | | |sources and |documentation | |

| | | |documentation | | |

|Conclusion |(1) Reviews main points |Reviews main points , |Brings closure |Does not bring closure; |  |

| |(2) Brings closure |brings | |the audience is left | |

| |(3) Memorable |closure | |hanging | |

|Eye Contact |Eye contact with |Eye contact with |Eye contact with |Little or no eye contact|  |

| |audience virtually all |audience less than 80% |audience less than 75% | | |

| |the time (except for |of the time |of the time | | |

| |brief glances at notes) | | | | |

|Use of Language |Use of language |Use of language does not|Use of language causes |Use of language is |  |

| |contributes to |have negative impact, |potential confusion, |inappropriate | |

| |effectiveness of the |and vocalized pauses |and/or vocalized pauses | | |

| |speech, and vocalized |(um uh er etc.) |(um uh er etc.) | | |

| |pauses |not distracting |are distracting | | |

| |(um uh er etc.) | | | | |

| |not distracting | | | | |

|Body language |Body language, gestures,|Body language, |Body language, |Body language, gestures,|  |

| |and facial expressions |gestures, and facial |facial expressions and |and | |

| |adds greatly to the |expressions compliment |gestures |facial expressions are | |

| |message |message |lack variety and |lacking or inappropriate| |

| | | |spontaneity | | |

|Clarity |Speaks clearly and |Speaks clearly and |Speaks clearly and |Often mumbles or can not|  |

| |distinctly all the time |distinctly nearly all |distinctly most of the |be understood with more | |

| |with no mispronounced |the time with no more |time with no more than |than three mispronounced| |

| |words |than one mispronounced |two mispronounced words |words | |

| | |word | | | |

|Topic is specific, |Topic is specific, |Topic is clear |Topic lacks clarity |No specific | |

|follows assignment |appropriate and |appropriate and |and focus |purpose--inappropriate | |

|Adapted to audience |adapted |somewhat adapted |needs adapting to |for | |

| | | |audience |audience or | |

| | | | |occasion | |

|Visual Aids |Visual aids well chosen |Minor problems with |Significant problems |No visual aids |  |

| |and presented |visual aids |with visual aids | | |

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

| | |time |time |allotted time | |

(Adapted from Dan Rooney)

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