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Detailed Informative Speech Rubric (second half) 
Detailed Informative Speech Rubric (first half)
This rubric sets criteria for grading the Informative Speech presentations.
Rubric Code: GCB725
By vickivdb
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Subject: Communication  
Type: Presentation  
Grade Levels: Undergraduate

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  Excellent 5

Weight: 5 pts

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Good 3-4

Weight: 3-4 pts

(N/A)

Fair 2

Weight: 1-2 pts

(N/A)

Poor 0-1

Weight: 0 pts

(N/A)

Established Credibility

Excellent 5

Strong credibility present at initial, derived, & terminal stages of speech (throughout). Oral citations present.
Good 3-4

Credibility strong at two stages, but "fell off" during one. Or only 1 oral citation given.
Fair 2

Credibility present at one stage, but could be improved with oral citations.
Poor 0-1

Did not make an attempt to establish credibility via authority or oral citations.
Organization

Excellent 5

Clearly presented main points. Included ample support. Used imagination & creativity in explaining information so audience members could understand
Good 3-4

Explained main points in a logical order. Could have used more support/development.
Fair 2

The main points were clear, but speech needed a defined structure/use of patterns.
Poor 0-1

Speech inc no background information, and/or no conclusion. Hard to follow.
Not enough support. Became lost/confused & needed long pauses to reorient self.
Used transitions effectively

Excellent 5

Smooth and defined transitions, & signposts for all points.
Good 3-4

Ample transitions used but could be more smooth.
Fair 2

Some transitions used but could be more smooth.
Poor 0-1

Little or no transitions used or significantly lacked smoothness.
Reinforced Central Idea

Excellent 5

Used an appropriate and memorable method of reinforcing the central idea, such as a summation, quotation, or other method.
Good 3-4

Clearly reinforced the central idea in a way that brought the speech to a clear finish.
Fair 2

Attempted to reinforce the central idea, but did not clearly execute a summation or other appropriate technique.
Poor 0-1

Did not reinforce the central idea as part of the conclusion.
Ended vividly

Excellent 5

Student used creativity beyond "In conclusion" to effectively signal the audience that he/she was concluding the speech.
Good 3-4

Student used verbal cues or delivery styles to signal the end of the speech before concluding.
Fair 2

Student used verbal cues or delivery styles to signal the end of the speech, but either did not transition to the conclusion or ended abruptly.
Poor 0-1

Student did not use any verbal cues or delivery styles to signal the end of the speech.
Eye Contact

Excellent 5

Maintained good contact with audience throughout speech, only referring to outline periodically.
Good 3-4

Had several moments of good eye contact, but relied on notes more than necessary.
Fair 2

Brief periods of effective eye contact, but generally relied heavily on notes
Poor 0-1

Read directly from notes, maintaining very little contact with audience during presentation.
Used voice effectively

Excellent 5

Vocal presentation went beyond basic functionality - included vocal variety/expression, appropriate rate/volume, pauses that created an engaging performance. Minimal disfluencies
Good 3-4

Spoke clearly, articulated well, loud enough for everyone in audience to hear, slowly enough so that audience could understand & did not use any unnecessary pauses/ mispronounced words.
Fair 2

Has a basically clear vocal presentation, with a few areas of mispronunciation, excessive use of filler words, rapid rate of speech, volume issues, etc..
Poor 0-1

Was very hard to hear, had very poor articulation, spoke much too quickly, took unnecessary pauses, etc. Vocal presentation made it very hard to understand the information being communicated.
Presented visual aids

Excellent 5

High quality visual aids integrated smoothly & in logical order.
Good 3-4

Integrated smoothly, but visual aids of poor quality, irrelevant or not in order.
Fair 2

Visual aids did not coordinate w presentation. Of poor quality.
Poor 0-1

No attempt to use visual aids.
Gestures/paralanguage

Excellent 5

Integrated posture, gestures, and other nonverbal behaviors so that they completed and enhanced the speech.
Good 3-4

Had good posture and use of gestures. Student maintained good eye contact with entire room during the speech.
Fair 2

Slumped over podium or leaned on table, had lots of unnecessary movement, or didn't use hands for gestures, etc... Had moments of eye contact w audience, but spent parts of speech focused on notes, back wall, table, was dressed inappropriately but not distractingly, etc...
Poor 0-1

Did not make eye contact with the audience, had lot of extra movement, slouched, held hands behind back, was dressed inappropriately etc... Their physical presentation distracted from speech.
Cited sources

Excellent 5

All information used in speech correctly cited. Student incorporated at least 2 vocal/oral citations.
Good 3-4

Correctly used at least one citation.
Fair 2

Appeared to incorporate sources but did not include oral citations properly.
Poor 0-1

Did not use any citations in the speech.
Time

Excellent 5

Within 6-9 minutes w no long pauses
Good 3-4

Within 6-9 minutes w long pause(s).
Fair 2

At least 30 seconds less or more than required range.
Poor 0-1

More than 30 seconds less or more than req range.




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