Assessment

Direction : Choose any type of speech and give a speech

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 Meets any two of Meets only one  
of the four the four criteria of the four
(2) Clearly
criteria criteria
identifies topic

(3) Establishes
credibility 

(4) Previews the

main points

Body Main points are Main points are Main points Main points
clear,
somewhat clear, need clarity are not clear
well supported,
some support, and support and have no
and
and support
lack of
sources are
some and no sources or
documented sources and
documentation documentation
documentation

Conclusion (1) Reviews main Reviews main Brings closure Does not bring  
points points , brings closure; the
audience is left
(2) Brings closure closure
hanging
(3) Memorable

Eye Contact Eye contact with Eye contact with Eye contact with Little or no eye  
audience virtually audience less audience less contact
all the time than 80% of the than 75% of the
(except for brief time time
glances at notes)
 Use of Use of language Use of language Use of language Use of language  
Language contributes to does not have causes potential is inappropriate
effectiveness of negative impact, confusion, and/or
the speech, and and vocalized vocalized pauses
vocalized pauses pauses
(um uh er etc.)
(um uh er etc.) (um uh er etc.)
are distracting
not distracting not distracting

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

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 time most of the time understood with
mispronounced with no more with no more more than three
words than one than two mispronounced
mispronounced mispronounced words
word words

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

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

Visual Aids Visual aids well Minor problems Significant No visual aids  
chosen and with visual aids problems with
presented visual aids

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

(Adapted from Dan Rooney)