iRubric: PVLEGs Building and presenting rubric

The audience had a hard time hearing you. Many words were not understandable because of mumbling.

You spoke a bit too softly or too loudly. Several times, your words were not clear.

Your voice was just right for the space. A couple of words were mumbled or blurred together. You didn’t have any strange vocal patterns.

Your voice was just right for the space—not too loud or too soft. Every word was heard. You didn’t mumble or blur words together. You didn’t have any strange vocal pattern.

You never looked at anyone. You read from note cards.

You only occasionally looked at the audience. Many audience members were never looked at. You read from note cards over half of the time.

You mostly looked at your audience. Some members of the audience may have been missed because you only looked in certain directions. You used your note cards well.

You constantly looked at your audience. You looked at each member of the audience. You barely glanced at your note cards.

You spoke way too fast. There was no change of pace.

You spoke a little too fast or too slow.

You were not too fast or too slow. Your speech had one speed. You didn’t use pauses.

You were not too fast or too slow. You varied your speed—faster for exciting parts, slower to add emphasis. You used pauses to let main points sink in with the listeners.