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Informative Speech Informative Speech Students will give an informative speech on the given topic to their peers. They will be assessed on content and delivery. Rubric Code: Q862XA By rzlaten Ready to use Public Rubric Subject: English Type: Presentation Grade Levels: Undergraduate

Outline
	Needs Improvement 1 pts	Fair 3 pts	Good 7 pts	Excellent 10 pts	Points Earned (N/A)
Outline	Needs Improvement The outline offered a bare-bones explanation of the speech	Fair The outlined was missing one section	Good The outline had all major sections and most minor sections or was turned in late	Excellent The outline contained all needed information and was turned in on-time (the first night of speeches)	Points Earned
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Introduction	Enter Title The speaker failed to introduce the speech OR the introduction was not useful in indicating what the speech was about.	Enter Title The speaker introduced the speech, but some details were unclear. The introduction lacked an attention getter and/or a preview of main points.	Enter Title The speaker introduced the speech adequately, including an attention getter and a preview of the main points of the speech.	Enter Title The speaker introduced the speech well, including an attention getter and a preview of main points of the speech and engaged the audience.	Enter Title
Content	Enter Title The speech was difficult to follow due to a lack of organization. Little detail was given to support the main points.	Enter Title The speaker delivered adequate information about the topic. The speech lacked organization and/or detail.	Enter Title The speaker used logical order and relevant details to deliver their information. Adequate transitions were used.	Enter Title Logical, coherent organization and relevant information helped convey the speaker's message clearly. Smooth transitions were used.	Enter Title
Conclusion	Enter Title The speaker ended the speech abruptly without conclusion.	Enter Title The speaker concluded the speech without in a disorganized fashion.	Enter Title The speaker concluded the speech by adequately summarizing the main points.	Enter Title The speaker quickly summarized the main points, referred back to the introduction to bring the speech full circle, and left the audience with a lasting impression!	Enter Title
References	Enter Title Speech included one source or there was a lack of verbal citations or there was a lack of a reference page	Enter Title Speech included two sources, verbally cited and sourced on a reference page	Enter Title Speech included at least two solid sources and one not solid source, all verbally cited and sourced on a reference page	Enter Title Speech included at least 3 solid sources, all verbally cited and sourced on a reference page	Enter Title
Visual Aid	Enter Title Visual aid is poor and does not complement the speech	Enter Title Visual aid is overwhelming or awkward spacing - there is no extra information to support the speech	Enter Title Visual aid has a few stray comments or follows the speech exactly, slides are a little busy or sparse	Enter Title Visual aid complements the speech, is visually pleasing and has a good balance of information on each slide or piece of paper	Enter Title
Delivery
	Needs Improvement 1 pts	Fair 4 pts	Good 7 pts	Excellent 10 pts	Enter Title (N/A)
Voice	Needs Improvement Audience had difficulty hearing and/or understanding much of the speech due to low volume. Very little expression was shown.	Fair The student could be heard most of the time but at certain points was inaudible. Little expression was shown.	Good The student spoke loudly and clearly enough to be easily understood. The speaker used adequate expression and rate.	Excellent Consistent and effective volume, articulation, and expression were present in the speaker's voice. Appropriate rate and pausing were employed.	Enter Title
Eye Contact	Needs Improvement The speaker seldom looked at the audience.	Fair The speaker looked up occasionally and focused on only a few people during the speech.	Good The speaker looked at much of the audience often.	Excellent The speaker looked at all of the audience most of the time.	Enter Title
Body Language	Needs Improvement The speaker's posture and expression indicated a lack of enthusiasm or comfortableness with the speech. Some movements were very distracting and made the speech difficult to follow.	Fair The speaker had some distracting movement during delivery. Facial expressions seemed forced or absent.	Good The speaker maintained adequate posture and non-distracting movement during the speech. Expressions were comfortable.	Excellent The speaker maintained good posture. Movements were purposeful and enhanced the delivery of the speech. Facial expressions were comfortable and showed enthusiasm for the topic.	Enter Title
Time Constraints	Needs Improvement The speaker ended 40+ seconds above or below the designated time frame	Fair The speaker ended 20-39 seconds above or below the designated time frame	Good The speaker ended 10-19 seconds above or below the designated time frame	Excellent The speaker was withing the 6-9 minute time frame	Enter Title
Pacing	Needs Improvement The speaker had awkward pauses or mumbling and/or had 10+ vocalized pauses	Fair The speaker raced through the speech or dragged it out - the speaker had 5+ vocalized pauses	Good The speaker spoke a little too fast or too slow	Excellent The speaker had perfect pacing - not too fast or too slow	Enter Title

Keywords:

informative speech, presentation

Subjects:

English

Types:

Presentation

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