COM100 SPEECH PERFORMANCE RUBRIC
NAME:
SECTION & SCHEDULE:
CRITERIA PERFORMANCE INDICATOR
Ability to organize the ideas
making the main points distinct
I. ORGANIZATION
from supporting details and
transition these ideas in a
coherent manner.
Ability to formulate thesis
statement, provide relevant and
II. CONTENT
timely studies to support the
main points and provide clear
explanation of key concepts.
Ability to deliver the speech
III. DELIVERY using appropriate and effective
eye contact, clear voice, tone
and pace and gestures.
EXCEPTIONAL COMPETENT PARTLY COMPETENT NOT YET COMPETENT
SCORE %
20 13-19 7-12 0-6
Effective organization Clear organizational General Lack of structure. Ideas
well-suited to purpose. pattern. Main points are structure/organization are not coherent. No
Main points are clearly distinct from supporting seems adequate. The transitions. Difficult to
distinct from supporting details. Smooth difference between main identify the introduction,
details. Graceful transitions differentiate points and supporting body, and conclusion.
transitions create key points. details is blurred. Logical
coherent progress flow, but no clear
toward conclusion. signposts for transitions.
Speaker clearly stated Thesis statement Thesis is implied, No thesis statement.
a well-formulated identifies the topic and although not explicitly Provides irrelevant or no
thesis statement during lists/previews the main stated. Provides some support. Explanation of
the speech points. Main points are support for main points, concepts is inaccurate or
introduction. Depth of adequately substantiated but needed to elaborate incomplete.
content reflects with timely, relevant, and further with explanations,
thorough sufficient support. examples, descriptions,
understanding of topic. etc. Support is relevant,
Accurate explanation of
Main points well but not timely.
key concepts.
supported with timely,
relevant and sufficient
support. Provided
precise explanation of
key concepts.
Speech includes a Speech includes a Speech includes an Speech includes a lack of
combination of combination of inconsistent use of eye eye contact, clarity, and
appropriate and appropriate eye contact, contact, clarity, and projection of voice, tone,
effective eye contact, clarity, and projection of projection of voice, tone, and pace, and/or a lack of
clarity, and projection voice, tone, and pace, and pace, and/or appropriate gestures
of voice, tone, and and gestures are used but gestures interrupt the make the speech difficult
pace, and gestures not always smoothly. flow of the speech. to follow.
significantly enhance
the speaker’s words.
TOTAL SCORE/PERCENTAGE: