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Informative Speech Grading Rubric
Rubric Code:
N84X72
By
jketchen
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Subject:
Communication
Type:
Presentation
Grade Levels:
Undergraduate
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Informative Speech Grading Rubric
Outstanding
4 pts
Good
3 pts
Fair
2 pts
Needs Work
1 pts
Introduction
Attention
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Outstanding
Outstanding, creative attention- getting opening sentences
Good
Adequately got attention but lacked enthusiasm
Fair
Communicated the topic but lacks any attention-getting features
Needs Work
Lack direction and attention-getting features
Thesis/Proposition
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Outstanding
Well worded and communicated clearly
Good
Well worded but not communicated clearly
Fair
Poorly worded and/or not communicated clearly
Needs Work
Not clearly stated
Preview
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Outstanding
Clearly communicated major points
Good
Adequate preview of structure sentence
Fair
Weak preview of structure sentence
Needs Work
Failed to communicate the overall structure
Overall Effect
Outstanding
Outstanding
Good
Good
Fair
Fair
Needs Work
Needs work
Body
Organizational Flow
Outstanding
Outstanding structure and logical flow
Good
Adequate flow of points
Fair
Difficult to follow structure
Needs Work
No apparent logic to flow of points
Major Points
Outstanding
Outstanding points with logical development
Good
Clearly stated and developed
Fair
Weak points poorly developed
Needs Work
No apparent points or development
Transitions
Outstanding
Excellent flow between parts of the speech
Good
Adequate movement throughout the speech
Fair
Somewhat difficult to follow points
Needs Work
Difficult to follow structure
Overall Effect
Outstanding
Outstanding
Good
Good
Fair
Fair
Needs Work
Needs Work
Conclusion
Logical Closure
Outstanding
Clearly used the thesis/proposition as a key feature of the conclusion
Good
Adequately brought audience back to thesis/proposition
Fair
Only limited hint of thesis/proposition
Needs Work
Failed to bring audience back to the thesis/proposition
Psychological Closure
Outstanding
Concretely communicated how audience should react to the thesis/proposition
Good
Attempt to tell the audience how to react to the thesis/proposition
Fair
Only briefly hinted how the audience should react to the thesis/ proposition
Needs Work
Failed to communicate how audience should react to the speech
Closing Sentences
Outstanding
Ended with an outstanding clincher
Good
Ended with an adequate closing
Fair
Weak closing—lacked any impact
Needs Work
Fizzled out
Overall Effect
Outstanding
Outstanding
Good
Good
Fair
Fair
Needs Work
Needs Work
Content
Thorough
Outstanding
Outstanding content using a variety of supporting materials
Good
Adequate material and generally varied supporting materials
Fair
Weak material which sometimes lacked relevancy with the points
Needs Work
Little or no adequate supporting materials and/or inaccurate supporting materials
Cited Sources
Outstanding
Always cited sources clearly
Good
Generally cited sources clearly
Fair
Cited few sources in the speech
Needs Work
Failed to cite any sources
Used Credible Sources
Outstanding
Many credible and varied sources
Good
Adequate supporting materials from a variety of credible sources
Fair
Few credible sources
Needs Work
No credible sources cited and/or no variety in source types
Extemporaneous Delivery
Posture
Outstanding
Stood straight with no fidgeting and acted confident
Good
Mostly stood straight at ease with little fidgeting
Fair
Slouched and lacked confidence and showed some fidgeting
Needs Work
Slouched over and/or leaned on the podium and moved around too much
Enthusiasm/Conviction
Outstanding
Delivered with outstanding enthusiasm and conviction
Good
Generally showed enthusiasm and conviction
Fair
Showed limited enthusiasm and conviction
Needs Work
Showed no enthusiasm or conviction
Eye Contact
Outstanding
Sustained eye contact with every audience member and only occasionally looked at notes
Good
Looked at audience members frequently but also at notes
Fair
Occasionally looked at audience but no one specifically and looked mostly at notes
Needs Work
Never looked at the audience, only at notes
Gestures
Outstanding
Natural and effective gestures which supported the speech
Good
Fairly good gestures used at times throughout the speech
Fair
Few if any gestures used in a stiff and unnatural way
Needs Work
No gestures
Volume
Outstanding
Loud enough to hear every word
Good
Occasional word or phrase not loud enough
Fair
Frequently spoke too softly to hear words and phrases
Needs Work
Difficulty hearing large chunks of the speech or important/key works
Conversational Tone
Outstanding
Delivered with conversational quality
Good
Generally conversational tone
Fair
Delivered with limited conversational tone
Needs Work
Talked at audience rather than with audience
Rate
Outstanding
Excellent rate of speech appropriate to the content
Good
Generally good rate of speech
Fair
Sometimes spoke either too fast or too slow
Needs Work
Spoke either much too fast or too slow
Vocal Variety
Outstanding
Outstanding vocal variety in volume, rate, and pitch
Good
Adequate vocal variety in volume, rate, and pitch
Fair
Limited vocal variety in volume, rate, and pitch
Needs Work
Mostly monotone and mumbling
Vocalized Pauses
Outstanding
No noticeable vocalized pauses
Good
Limited use of vocal pauses
Fair
Frequent use of vocal pauses
Needs Work
Used many vocal pauses
Overall Effect of the Speech
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Outstanding
Outstanding
Good
Good
Fair
Fair
Needs Work
Needs Work
Subjects:
Communication
Types:
Presentation
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