Speaking Skills

1 2 3 4
Voice
Hesitant and
lacking
In confdence
Spoke clearly and
confdently some
of the time
Spoke clearly and
confdently most of
the time, displayed
some knowledge of
how to use pace,
volume and
pronunciation to
make speaking
more interesting
Spoke clearly and
confdently,
displayed
excellent
knowledge of how
to use pace,
volume and
pronunciation to
make speaking
more interesting
Informatio
n
Information
not organised
or easy to
follow, little
information to
know what
content is
about
Some interesting
information,
needed more
detail
Used interesting and
appropriate
information; easy to
follow
ell!employed
and organised
information
Grammar
"imited
vocabulary;
errors impair
communicatio
n#
$rdinary word
choice; use of
scientifc
terminology
avoided# Some
serious errors
%but they don&t
impair
communication'#
(ccurate word
choice# )o more
than * ma+or
errors and a few
minor errors#
Uses technical
or scientifc
terminology
appropriately
and correctly#
)o ma+or
grammatical or
spelling errors#
Eye
Contac
t
)o eye
contact
Some eye contact ,ye contact most of
the time
-aintained
excellent eye
contact
Body
Langu
age
-oving
around,
fddling,
nervous; no
facial
expression
used to get
message
across
Some moving
around and
fddling, little facial
expression used to
get message
across
.eveloping
confdence, used
some body
movement and
facial expression to
get message across
/onfdent, used
body movement
and facial
expression to get
message across
Performance Rubric
This rubric was developed to help students enhance their oral communication skills.