iRubric: Impromptu Speech rubric

Read directly from paper, could not clearly understand the words, talked too quickly or too slowly, tone of voice was innappappropriate for the setting.

Occasionally read from the paper, but spoke clearly and with appropriate speed and tone of voice.

Nice voice quality and speed, made connections with the audience, and spoke very clearly.

Excellent voice quality, tone, and speed. Made excellent connections with audience and elocution was immaculate. Emotional connection made through voice.

Less than 1 minute or more than 4 minutes

Less than 1 minute and 30 seconds or more than 3 minutes and 30 seconds

Less than 2 minutes or more than 3 minutes

2-3 minutes

Speaker misinterpreted the question asked.

Though the speaker correctly responded to the question asked, it was not handled in an intereting or creative way.

The speaker correctly responded to the question asked and showed some creativity.

The speaker not only correctly responded to the question asked, but also showed creativity. The speech was interesting and compelling to both the speaker and the audience.

The speech was short and missing pieces of information or lacking detail. Reasons were unclear or absent.

All pieces of information were present, but lacking specific detail. Reasons were insufficient in number and with few supporting detail.

All information was supported with specific details and reasons.

All information was clear, concise and conversational with an excellent theme and hook line.