Rubric for Manuscript Speech

Fair Good Excellent

Poor Alright Enjoyable Entertaining
BORING 3 pts 4 pts 5 pts
2 pts
Eye Contact Poor Fair Good Excellent
Student reads their speech and never looks at the Student looks up from their speech a few times, The student makes eye contact with all sides of The student uses eye contact to communicate a
audience or hides behind their speech. generally making contact with only one area of the the room and looks up repeatedly. clearer message by looking at audience
room. members directly to highlight a point.

Voice volume and Poor Fair Good Excellent

clarity It is difficult the audience to make out important Once or twice, the audience cannot understand an The audience can always hear the speaker The speaker uses the volume of his or her voice
details because the speaker speaks to quietly or insignificant detail because the speaker speaks too clearly. to emphasize points and to add meaning to the
mumbles. quietly or mumbles. presentation.

Pace Poor Fair Good Excellent

The speaker's pace makes it difficult to The speaker maintains a good pace that may be a The pace of the speech is easy to follow, but The speaker varies the pace in order to
understand the speech because it is too fast. tad too slow or too fast, but may not vary may not vary. emphasize points and add meaning.
understandable to the audience.

Poise Poor Fair Good Excellent

The speaker seems unprepared and unpracticed The student makes pronunciation errors or become While the student may stumble, he or she Due to practice and familiarity with the speech,
because he or she stumbles over many words, befuddled at one point. May use words like "um" or continues on in a professional manner. the speaker makes only the smallestnof errors
cannot read the words, or has a conversation with "like." like an uneccesary hesitation.
him or herself in front of the class.

Body Language Poor Fair Good Excellent

The speaker's gestures are distracting. The The speaker's appearance may lack formality The speaker's appearance is professional in The speaker's appearance is professional in
speaker looks depressed or apathetic. because he or she is fidgeting, not standing up dress, stance, and gestures. dress, stance, and gestures. The student uses
straight, or seems insecure. their body to emphasize points or add meaning.

Voice Intonation Poor Fair Good Excellent

The speech is delivered in a monotone or The speaker sounds uninterested in what he or she The speech is delivered with enthusiasm. The speech is delivered with enthusiasm and
apathetic voice. is presenting. the speaker uses intonation in order to
emphasize points and add meaning.