Speech Rubric (INFORMATIVE SPEECH)

Speaker’s name: _______________________ Matrix Id: __________________________

Criterion Rating Rating Rating Rating Score

Excellent Good Satisfactory Needs Improvement (100)
Points 10-9 Points 8-7 Points 6-5 Points 4-0
Introduction (1) Gets attention Meets any three of Meets any two of the Meets only one of
(2) Clearly identifies the four criteria four criteria the four criteria
topic
(3) Establishes
credibility
(4) Previews the
main points
(5) Topic adapted to
audience
Body Main points are Main points are Main points Main points
clear, somewhat clear, need clarity are not clear
well supported, and some support, and and support and have no support
sources are some documentation lack of and no sources or
documented sources and documentation
documentation
Conclusion (1) Reviews main Reviews main Brings closure Does not bring
points points, brings closure; the audience
(2) Memorable closure is left hanging
statement

Eye Contact Eye contact with Eye contact with Eye contact with Little or no eye
Towards audience virtually all audience less than audience less than contact
Screen/Audience/use the time (except for 80% of the time 75% of the time Referring to notes
of notes brief glances at most of the time
notes)
Use of Language Use of language Use of language does Use of language Use of language is
contributes to not have negative causes potential inappropriate
effectiveness of the 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 Body language, Body language, Body language, Body language,
language/appearance gestures, and facial gestures, and facial facial expressions gestures, and
expressions expressions and gestures facial expressions are
adds greatly to the compliment lack variety and lacking or
message/well- message/need slight spontaneity /need inappropriate/lack of
groomed and improvement in more improvement appropriate
appropriate to the appearance in appearance appearance
occasion
Clarity/voice Speaks clearly and Speaks clearly and Speaks clearly and Often mumbles or
control/clear and distinctly all the time distinctly nearly all distinctly most of the can not be
correct with no the time with no time with no more understood with
pronunciation mispronounced more than one than two more than three
words mispronounced word mispronounced mispronounced
words words
Use of time /scope Use of time/scope of Use of time/scope of Use of time/scope of Use of time/scope of
of speech speech is for 5 speech is between speech is between speech is less than
minutes speech 4.0-4.30 minutes 3.30-4.0 minutes 3.30 minutes
(4.30-5 minutes)
Visual Aids or props Visual aids well Minor problems with Significant problems No visual aids
chosen and presented visual aids with visual aids
Style of presentation Able to present well Need some Needs more Lack of style in
and generate interest improvement in style improvement in style presentation due to
from the audience of presentation of presentation lack of practice
TOTAL

(Adapted from Dan Rooney)