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Criterion& Rating& Rating& Rating& Rating& Score&
Excellent&& Good& Satisfactory& Needs&
(4)& (3)& (2)& Improvement&(1)&
Introduction! Gets!attention;! Meets!any!three!of! Meets!any!two!of! Meets!only!one!!of! !!
clearly!identifies! the!four!criteria!! the!four!criteria! the!four!criteria!
topic;!establishes!
credibility!;!previews!
the!main!points!!
Body! Presents!main!points! Presents!main!points! Presents!main! Presents!main! !
that!are!clear,!well= that!are! points!that! points!that!
supported,!and!! somewhat!clear,!with! need!clarity! are!not!clear!
documented! some!support,!and! and!support,! and!have!no!
some!documentation! lack!sources!and!! support!
documentation! and!no!sources!or!
documentation!
Conclusion! Reviews!main!points;! Reviews!main!points,! Brings!closure! Does!not!bring! !!
brings!closure;!and!is! brings!! closure;!the!
memorable! closure!!! audience!is!left!
hanging!
Eye!Contact! Maintains!eye! Maintains!eye! Maintains!eye! Has!little!or!no!eye! !!
contact!with! contact!with! contact!with! contact!at!all!
audience!virtually!all! audience!less!than! audience!less!than!
the!time!(except!for! 80%!of!the!time! 75%!of!the!time!
brief!glances!at!
notes)!
Use!of! Uses!language!that! Uses!language!that! Uses!language!that! Uses!language!that! !!
Language! contributes!to! does!not!have! causes!potential! is!inappropriate!
effectiveness!of!the! negative!impact,!and! confusion,!and/or!
speech,!and! vocalized!pauses! vocalized!pauses!
vocalized!pauses! (um!uh!er!etc.)! (um!uh!er!etc.)!
(um!uh!er!etc.)! not!distracting! are!distracting!
!not!distracting! !!
Body!language! Uses!body!language,! Uses!body!language,!! Uses!body! Uses!body! !!
! gestures,!and!facial! gestures,!and!facial! language,!! language,!gestures,!
expressions!that! expressions!that! facial!expressions! and!facial!
add!greatly!to!the! compliment!message! and!gestures!but!! expressions!but!
message! lacks!variety!and! are!either!lacking!
spontaneity!! or!inappropriate!
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Clarity! Speaks!clearly!and! Speaks!clearly!and! Speaks!clearly!and! Often!mumbles!or! !!
distinctly!all!the!time! distinctly!nearly!all! distinctly!most!of! can!not!be!
with!no! the!time!with!no! the!time!with!!no! understood!with!
mispronounced! more!than!one! more!than!two! more!than!three!
words! mispronounced!word! mispronounced! mispronounced!
words! words!
Time! Within!allotted!time! Within!10%!of! Within!20%!of! Not!within!20%!of! !!
allotted!time! allotted!time! allotted!time!
(Adapted!from!Dan!Rooney)!