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Speech Delivery Speech Delivery Rubric Code: Y85BA9 By marajane Ready to use Public Rubric Subject: English Type: Presentation Grade Levels: 9-12

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	Poor BORING 2 pts	Fair Alright 3 pts	Good Enjoyable 4 pts	Excellent Entertaining 5 pts
Eye Contact Enter description	Poor Student reads their speech and never looks at the audience or hides behind their speech.	Fair Student looks up from their speech a few times, generally making contact with only one area of the room.	Good The student makes eye contact with all sides of the room and looks up repeatedly.	Excellent The student uses eye contact to communicate a clearer message by looking at audience members directly to highlight a point.
Voice volume and clarity Enter description	Poor It is difficult the audience to make out important details because the speaker speaks to quietly or mumbles.	Fair Once or twice, the audience cannot understand an insignificant detail because the speaker speaks too quietly or mumbles.	Good The audience can always hear the speaker clearly.	Excellent The speaker uses the volume of his or her voice to emphasize points and to add meaning to the presentation.
Pace Enter description	Poor The speaker's pace makes it difficult to understand the speech because it is too fast.	Fair The speaker maintains a good pace that may be a tad too slow or too fast, but may not vary understandable to the audience.	Good The pace of the speech is easy to follow, but may not vary.	Excellent The speaker varies the pace in order to emphasize points and add meaning.
Poise	Poor The speaker seems unprepared and unpracticed because he or she stumbles over many words, cannot read the words, or has a conversation with him or herself in front of the class.	Fair The student makes pronunciation errors or become befuddled at one point. May use words like "um" or "like."	Good While the student may stumble, he or she continues on in a professional manner.	Excellent Due to practice and familiarity with the speech, the speaker makes only the smallestnof errors like an uneccesary hesitation.
Body Language	Poor The speaker's gestures are distracting. The speaker looks depressed or apathetic.	Fair The speaker's appearance may lack formality because he or she is fidgeting, not standing up straight, or seems insecure.	Good The speaker's appearance is professional in dress, stance, and gestures.	Excellent The speaker's appearance is professional in dress, stance, and gestures. The student uses their body to emphasize points or add meaning.
Voice Intonation	Poor The speech is delivered in a monotone or apathetic voice.	Fair The speaker sounds uninterested in what he or she is presenting.	Good The speech is delivered with enthusiasm.	Excellent The speech is delivered with enthusiasm and the speaker uses intonation in order to emphasize points and add meaning.

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