Rubric for Persuasive speech

Excellent( 10) Average(7) Need improvement (5)

Organization Clear and effective
Introduction, body, and Lack of clear
introduction, body, and
conclusion are present organization; difficulty
conclusion. Transition
but may lack clarity or following the speech’s
smoothly between
smooth transition. structure.
main points.
Vocal delivery Clear, audible, and Clear and audible, but
Audibility or clarity may
expressive. Tone and may lack an expressive
be an issue; limited
pace effectively engage ness or variation in
expressiveness.
the audience. tone.
Body language Confident posture, Adequate posture
Limited or awkward
gestures, and eye gestures and eye
body language;
contact engage the contact, but may lack
minimal eye contact.
audience. confidence.
Impact Speech strongly
persuades the Persuasive, but may Somewhat persuasive,
audience, effectively not fully sway the with limited impact on
influencing their audience. the audience.
opinions and actions.
Credibility Presenter
Demonstrate
demonstrates a deep Limited understand;
understanding, but
understanding of the credibility may be
credibility may not fully
topic and effectively questionable.
established.
credibility.