RUBRIC FOR IMPROMPTU
Poor (1) Fair (2-3)
The speaker exhibits
Nonverbal nervous movement and
Communication fails to make eye contact
with the audience.
The speaker fails to
utilize vocal variations
and has poor volume.
Vocalic Rate is either too slow or
too rapid. Speaker fails
to captivate the
audience.
The speaker fails to
address the prompt
Content and/or supplies very
minimal details to
elaborate on topic.
The speaker has
Continuity frequent pauses. “Um”s
and/or “like”s in speech
Time 30 - 50 seconds
TOTAL
Good (4) Score (20 points)
The speaker exhibits The speaker exhibits
moderate nervous only positive movement
movement and makes and maintains eye
limited eye contact with contact with the
the audience. audience.
The speaker has good
The speaker has poor volume and projection
volume and/or lacks in and vocal variation. The
vocal variation. The rate speaker talks at an
is average. The understandable and
audience is only steady rate of speed.
marginally engaged. The audience is
captivated.
The speaker addresses The speaker
the prompt and provides demonstrates
limited supporting understanding of the
details. Details may be prompt and provides
redundant or off topic. solid supporting details.
The speech flows
smoothly with few The speaker delivers
pauses and/or thinking speech without pauses.
words.
Between :50 and 1:30 2 minutes