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Public Speaking Rubric

Evaluate different expectations of speech.

Rubric Code: UXC6AAW

By KGMac1819

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Public Rubric

Subject: English

Type: Presentation

Grade Levels: (none)

Speech Expectations
	Needs Improvement 1 pts	Satisfactory 2 pts	Good 3 pts	Excellent 4 pts
Introduction	Needs Improvement main topic not clearly identified and does generates little interest.	Satisfactory generates some interest and identifies main topic.	Good generates interest and identifies main topic.	Excellent creatively captures attention, clearly identifies main topic and leads smoothly into the body of the speech.
Body/ Content	Needs Improvement examples, facts, details, and description is lacking.	Satisfactory limited examples, facts, details, and description support the topic.	Good interesting and convincing examples, facts, details, and description support the topic mostly in a logical and/or well organized way.	Excellent many interesting and convincing examples, facts, details, and description reliably support the topic in a logical and well organized way.
Conclusion	Needs Improvement conclusion lacking, speech seems to be unfinished.	Satisfactory attempts to tie material together.	Good mostly ties material together, restates the main topic, and creatively leaves the listener satisfied.	Excellent ties material together, restates the main topic, and creatively leaves the listener thinking.
Preparedness	Needs Improvement student does not seem at all prepared to present. Speech is not memorized, student is reading from a printed format.	Satisfactory student is somewhat prepared, but it is clear that rehearsal was lacking. Speech is somewhat memorized and still needs to read from a printed format.	Good student seems pretty prepared but might have needed a couple more rehearsals. Speech is mostly memorized and some assistance is needed by cue cards.	Excellent student is completely prepared and has obviously rehearsed. Speech is entirely memorized, with little to no reference to cue cards.
Posture and Eye Contact	Needs Improvement moving around, not standing still Establishes eye contact rarely with anyone in the room during presentation.	Satisfactory sometimes stands up straight. Establishes eye contact with a few times room during presentation.	Good stands up straight, establishes eye contact with most everyone in the room during presentation.	Excellent stands up straight, looks relaxed and confident. Establishes eye contact with everyone in the room during presentation.
Pace, Expression and Time-Limit	Needs Improvement Effective pace and expression was used to enhance meaning and/or dramatic impact throughout little of speech. Speech was extremely short or long compared to time limit.	Satisfactory Effective pace and expression was used to enhance meaning and/or dramatic impact throughout some of speech. Speech was 2 minutes over/or under time limit.	Good Effective pace and expression was used to enhance meaning and/or dramatic impact throughout most of speech. Speech was 1 minute over/under time limit.	Excellent Effective pace and expression was used to enhance meaning and/or dramatic impact throughout entire speech. Time of 3-5 minutes was adhered to.
Volume	Needs Improvement Volume is loud enough to be heard by few audience members throughout the speech.	Satisfactory Volume is loud enough to be heard by some audience members throughout the speech.	Good Volume is loud enough to be heard by most audience members throughout the speech.	Excellent Volume is loud enough to be heard by all audience members throughout the speech.

Subjects:

English

Types:

Presentation

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