iRubric: I Believe Speech rubric

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

Read directly 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.

Uninteresting to both speaker and audience. Little thought given to topic selection

Speaker does not seem to know much about his topic, does not relate it to himself of audience. No persuasive devices

Relevance of topic unclear. No creativity. Adequate but not compelling. Falls into the category of "so What?"

Creative, original, clearly linked to audience and presenter. Interesting and compelling to speaker and audience.

Short, and missing pieces of information, lacking detail. Reasons unclear of absent.

All pieces of information were present, but lacking detail. Reasons insufficient in number and without supporting detail.

All information present with well explained details to support belief.

All information was clear, concise, and well explained. Overall, the speech was rich in content.