iRubric: Special Occasion Speech rubric

Logical, coherent organization helped convey the speaker's message clearly. It was easy to follow & to understand.

The speaker used a logical order to deliver the information, but may have minor lapses in organization.

The speaker attempted to use an organizational pattern, but it was not always effective. Speaker rambled at times and/or did not stay on topic.

The speech was difficult to follow due to a lack of organization and rambling.

The speaker's voice was loud enough to hear. The speaker varied rate, pitch & volume to enhance the speech. Appropriate pausing was employed and there was no verbal clutter

The speaker spoke loudly and clearly enough to be understood. The speaker varied rate, pitch OR volume to enhance the speech. Pauses were attempted. Some verbal clutter.

The speaker could be heard most of the time. The speaker attempted to use some variety in vocal quality, but not always successful. A lot of verbal clutter.

Audience had difficulty hearing and/or understanding much of the speech due to low volume. Little variety in rate, pitch or volume. Verbal clutter is distracting.

The speaker maintained good posture. Movements & gestures were purposeful and enhanced the delivery of the speech and did not distract.

The speaker maintained adequate posture and non-distracting movement during the speech. Some gestures were used.

The speaker did not use gestures or some gestures & movements were distracting.

The speaker's posture and expression indicated a lack of enthusiasm with the speech. Movements were very distracting.