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Informative Speech Grading Rubric Informative Speech Grading Rubric This rubric sets criteria for grading the Informative Speech presentations. Rubric Code: EXW3285 By commprofkim Ready to use Public Rubric Subject: Communication Type: Presentation Grade Levels: Undergraduate

General 15
	Poor Weight: 0-1 pts (N/A)	Fair Weight: 1-2 pts (N/A)	Good Weight: 3-4 pts (N/A)	Excellent Weight: 5 pts (N/A)	COMMENTS (N/A)
Vocal Presentation/Delivery 5 pts	Poor Student was very hard to hear, had very poor articulation, spoke much too quickly, took unnecessary pauses, used verbal fillers, etc.. Very hard to understand the information being communicated.	Fair Student has a basically clear vocal presentation, with a few areas of mispronunciation, excessive use of filler words, rapid rate of speech, volume issues, etc..	Good Student spoke clearly, articulated well, loud enough for everyone in audience to hear, slowly enough so that audience could understand and did not use any unnecessary pauses or mispronounced words.	Excellent Student's vocal presentation went beyond basic functionality to include uses of vocal variety and language use that created an engaging performance.	COMMENTS
Physical Presentation 5 pts	Poor Student did not make eye contact with the audience, had lot of extra movement or no movement at all, distracting non-verbal issues, etc... The physical presentation distracted from the speech.	Fair Student slumped over podium or leaned on table, had lots of unnecessary movement, or no gestures at all, etc... Student had moments of eye contact, but spent parts of the speech focused on notes, back wall, table, etc...	Good Student had good posture and use of gestures. Student maintained good eye contact with entire room during the speech.	Excellent Student integrated posture, gestures, and other nonverbal behaviors so that they completed and enhanced the speech.	COMMENTS
Extemporaneous Presentation 5 pts	Poor Student read directly from notes and had very little contact with the audience during the presentation.	Fair Student relied heavily on notes, becoming lost or confused and needing long pauses to reorient himself/herself.	Good Student had moments strong extemporaneous speaking, but relied on notes more than necessary.	Excellent Student was able to deliver the speech conversationally, maintained good contact with the audience throughout the speech, and only referred to notes periodically.	COMMENTS
Introduction 40
	Poor Weight: 2-3 pts (N/A)	Fair Weight: 0-1 pts (N/A)	Good Weight: 4-5 pts (N/A)	Excellent Weight: 6-10 pts (N/A)	COMMENTS (N/A)
Gained Attention 10 pts	Poor Student did not use any techniques to spark the interest of the audience, or the attempt was made in an incoherent and disorganized fashion.	Fair Student attempted to engage audience interest, but the effort was incomplete, disorganized, or was negated by poor delivery.	Good Student used a story, rhetorical question, quotation or other technique in an attempt to spark the interest of the audience.	Excellent Student actively engaged the audience with a well practiced and delivered attention getting device.	COMMENTS
Established Credibility 10 pts	Poor Student did not make an attempt to establish credibility.	Fair Student made a statement to establish credibility, but it was not relevant.	Good Student made a relevant claim to credibility.	Excellent Student made a relevant claim to credibility that was integrated within the introduction that effectively enhanced audience perception of credibility.	COMMENTS
Purpose Statement 10 pts	Poor Student did not state the purpose of the speech.	Fair Student stated the purpose of the speech, but it was unclear or misleading.	Good Student clearly stated the purpose of the speech.	Excellent Student clearly stated the topic of the speech in a creative, innovative, or other rhetorically interesting way.	COMMENTS
Preview 10 pts	Poor Student did not preview the speech.	Fair Student attempted to preview the speech in a general manner, but did not outline the main points of the speech.	Good Student used a preview statement, but it was not clearly identifiable or did not clearly preview the points to be covered	Excellent Student gave a preview of the main points of the speech which clearly established the central idea.	COMMENTS
Body 100
	Poor Weight: 0-10 pts (N/A)	Fair Weight: 10-15 pts (N/A)	Good Weight: 15-20 pts (N/A)	Excellent Weight: 20-25 (N/A)	COMMENTS (N/A)
Organization 25 pts	Poor Speech had no background information, and no conclusion. The explanation of the informative speech seemed to be in the wrong order, and/or confusing for the audience. Visual aids did not enhance the presentation at all.	Fair The information itself was clear, but needed a defined structure. Speech was somewhat disjointed. Student needed more practice.	Good Speech explained all the elements of the topic in a chronological order. Any visual aids were logical and done smoothly. It was obvious the presentation had been practiced.	Excellent Student used imagination and creativity in explaining the information so that audience members could fully understand it, using a well practiced approach with any visual aids integrated smoothly.	COMMENTS
Followed preview/connectives 25 pts	Poor The student's speech structure was not related to the preview statement.	Fair The student's speech deviated from the preview statement, but had enough use of connectives for the audience to follow.	Good The student structured the speech so the body was organized to follow the preview statement, some connectives were used.	Excellent The speech followed the preview statement using internal previews, summaries, transitions, and signposts as needed to ensure audience comprehension.	COMMENTS
Citations 25 pts	Poor Student did not use any citations in the speech.	Fair Student used less than two citations properly.	Good Student correctly used at least two citations.	Excellent All information used in the speech was correctly cited.	COMMENTS
Speaking outline 25 pts	Poor Student came unprepared with no form of notes other than the preparation outline.	Fair Student's speaking outline was poorly done to the point that it detracted from performance; poor handwriting, too much text, confusing formatting, etc.	Good Student's speaking outline effectively aided in the execution of the speech.	Excellent Student's speaking outline was effective and used effectively to create a well organized speech.	COMMENTS
Conclusion 30
	Poor Weight: 0-5 pts (N/A)	Fair Weight: 5-10 pts (N/A)	Good Weight: 10-12 pts (N/A)	Excellent Weight: 13-15 pts (N/A)	COMMENTS (N/A)
Signal the end 15 pts	Poor Student did not signal the end of the speech.	Fair Student used signaled the end of the speech, but either did not transition to the conclusion or ended abruptly.	Good Student signaled the end of the speech before concluding.	Excellent Student used creativity beyond "In conclusion" to effectively signal the audience that he/she was concluding the speech.	COMMENTS
Reinforced Central Idea 15 pts	Poor Student did not reinforce the central idea as part of the conclusion. Ended the speech with a whimper.	Fair Student attempted to reinforce the central idea, but did not clearly execute a summation or other appropriate technique.	Good Student clearly reinforced the central idea in a way that brought the speech to a clear finish.	Excellent Student used an appropriate and memorable method of reinforcing the central idea, such as a summation, quotation, or other method. Ended the speech with a bang.	COMMENTS
Visual Aid 15
	Poor Weight: 0-4 pts No visual aid (N/A)	Fair Weight: 5-8 pts The visual did not enhance the understanding of the topic or was used poorly. (N/A)	Good Weight: 9-12 pts The visual aid was used effectively, but was hard to see or hastily discarded. (N/A)	Excellent Weight: 13-15 pts The visual aid was professional in appearance and used to enhance the speech. (N/A)	COMMENTS (N/A)
Total time of speech 5-7 minutes (5 point penalty for going over or under time)
	Total Possible (N/A)	N/A (N/A)	N/A (N/A)	N/A (N/A)	COMMENTS (N/A)
Total time: 5 pts	Total Possible	N/A	N/A	N/A	COMMENTS
TOTAL SCORE 200 pts Total Score	Total Possible	N/A	N/A	N/A	COMMENTS

Subjects:

Communication

Types:

Presentation

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