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Two-Minute Introduction Speech

In the introductory speech, I ask the students to talk about an event, person, place or thing that had a big effect on their life. They work on telling a good story in a short amount of time. Being succinct and using powerful imagery is the focus.

Rubric Code: YX889XC

By marenekita

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Subject: Communication

Type: Presentation

Grade Levels: 9-12, Undergraduate

Introduction Speechd
	Poor 1 pts	Fair 2 pts	Good 3 pts
Time	Poor The speech is less than 1 minute in length or more than 2.	Fair The speech is less than 2 minutes in length, but more than 1 minute.	Good The speech is 2 minutes.
Visual Nonverbals	Poor Speaker's nonverbals distracted from the message of the speech. e.g., excessive body movements, poor eye contact	Fair Speaker's nonverbals distracted audience from some parts of the speech, but didn't detract from the overall message of the speech.	Good Speaker's nonverbals added to the message of the speech. e.g., good poise, gestures, eye contact
Auditory Nonverbals	Poor Speaker's voice, pronunciation and/or disfluencies distracted from the message of the speech.e.g. spoke to softly, went too fast, couldn't be understood, said "um" a lot	Fair Speaker had some difficulties with loudness, pronunciation and/or disfluencies, but didn't detract from overall message of the speech	Good Speaker spoke clearly, was loud enough and delivered message in a powerful manner
Organization	Poor Speech wasn't organized. No clear story. No clear beginning (attention getter) and/or end(concluding statement)	Fair Speaker attempted organization and had some but not all of the elements. Message still clear.	Good Speech was organized. Clear beginning and end.
Extemporaneous Speaking	Poor Speaker read from notes or paper. No practice evident.	Fair Speaker's use of notecards was in and out. Sometimes needed to read, but didn't distract from overall message. Little practice evident	Good Speaker used note cards in skillfull, unnoticeable way that didn't distract from message. Extensive practice evident.