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Impromptu Speech (2-5 minutes)

Impromptu Speech

Students will be given a topic to perform an impromptu speech.

Rubric Code: EX34W56

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Subject: English

Type: Presentation

Grade Levels: 6-8, 9-12, Undergraduate

Impromptu Speech
	Poor 2.0 - 2.5 2 pts	Fair 3.0 - 3.5 3 pts	Good 4.0 - 4.5 4 pts	Excellent 5 points 5 pts
Delivery
Speaking Quality	Poor Could not clearly understand the words, talked too quickly or too slowly, tone of voice was inappropriate for the setting. Fillers interrupted the flow of the speech.	Fair Spoke clearly and with appropriate speed and tone of voice. Fillers evident.	Good Nice voice quality and speed, made connections with the audience, and spoke very clearly. Very few fillers used.	Excellent Excellent voice quality, tone, and speed. Made excellent connections with audience and elocution was immaculate. Emotional connection made through voice. No fillers.
Nonverbal	Poor Minimal eye contact, fidgeting excessively. No facial expressions or many distracting gestures.	Fair Some eye contact, and a small amount of fidgeting. No facial expressions or some distracting gestures.	Good Made eye contact, did not fidget, and showed expressions while speaking. Movement and gestures were appropriate.	Excellent Made excellent and even eye contact with the audience without fidgeting. Expressions were natural and exciting. All movement/gestures had a clear purpose.
Adhere to Time Limit	Poor 1 point will be deducted for every 5 seconds or portion thereof over or under the time limit.	Fair	Good	Excellent 2:00 - 5:00 minutes
Topic	Poor Speaker misinterpreted the question asked.	Fair Though the speaker correctly responded to the prompt, it was not handled in an interesting or creative way.	Good The speaker correctly responded to the prompt and showed some creativity.	Excellent The speaker not only correctly responded to the prompt, but also showed creativity. The speech was interesting and compelling to both the speaker and the audience.
Content	Poor The speech was short and missing pieces of information or lacking detail. Reasons were unclear or absent.	Fair All pieces of information were present, but lacking specific detail. Reasons were insufficient in number and with few supporting details.	Good All information was supported with specific details and reasons.	Excellent All information was clear, concise and conversational with an excellent theme and hook line.

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Impromptu Speech

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English

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Presentation

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