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A Personal Experience Speech

Students will give a personal experience speech on a topic of their choice to their peers. They will be assessed on content and delivery.

Rubric Code: MACWCX

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Subject: English

Type: Presentation

Grade Levels: Undergraduate

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	Excellent 5 pts	Good 4 pts	Fair 3 pts	Needs Improvement 2 pts
Content
Introduction	Excellent The speaker introduced the speech well, including an attention getter and a preview of main points of the speech. The speaker was enthusiastic about the topic and brought the audience into the speech.	Good The speaker introduced the speech adequately, including an attention getter and a preview of the main points of the speech.	Fair The speaker introduced the speech, but some details were unclear. The introduction lacked an attention getter and/or a preview of main points.	Needs Improvement The speaker failed to introduce the speech. Or, the introduction was not useful in indicating what the speech was about.
Content	Excellent Logical, coherent organization and relevant information helped convey the speaker's message clearly. Detail and word choice were appropriate to the purpose. Smooth transitions were used.	Good The speaker used logical order and relevant details to deliver his or her information. Adequate transitions were used.	Fair The speaker delivered adequate information about the topic. The speech lacked organization and/or detail to the extent that some main points were unclear.	Needs Improvement The speech was difficult to follow due to a lack of organization. Little detail was given to support the main points.
Conclusion	Excellent 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!	Good The speaker concluded the speech by adequately summarizing the main points.	Fair The speaker concluded the speech in a disorganized fashion.	Needs Improvement The speaker ended the speech abruptly without conclusion.
Adherence to Time Limit	Excellent 3-5 minutes	Good 2 to 2 minutes and 59 seconds	Fair 1 to 1 minute and 59 seconds	Needs Improvement Less than 1 minute
Delivery
Voice	Excellent Consistent and effective volume, articulation, and expression were present in the speaker's voice. Appropriate rate and pausing were employed.	Good The speaker spoke loudly and clearly enough to be easily understood. The speaker used adequate expression and rate.	Fair The speaker could be heard most of the time, but at certain points was inaudible. Little expression was shown.	Needs Improvement Audience had difficulty hearing and/or understanding much of the speech due to low volume. Very little expression was shown.
Eye Contact	Excellent The speaker looked at all of the audience most of the time.	Good The speaker looked at much of the audience often.	Fair The speaker looked up occasionally and focused on only a few people during the speech.	Needs Improvement The speaker seldom looked at the audience.
Body Language	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.	Good The speaker maintained adequate posture and non-distracting movement during the speech. Expressions were comfortable.	Fair The speaker had some distracting movements during delivery. Facial expressions seemed forced or absent.	Needs Improvement The speaker's posture & expression indicated a lack of enthusiasm or comfort with the speech. Some movements were very distracting & made speech difficult to follow.
Pronunciation	Excellent Excellent pronunciation and intonation.	Good Good pronunciation and intonation.	Fair A few words were mispronounced and/or needed to work on intonation.	Needs Improvement Several words were mispronounced and/or needee to work on intonation.

Keywords:

informative speech, presentation

Subjects:

English

Types:

Presentation

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