Speech Rubric
Adapted from Dan Rooney
Speaker’s name: _______________________ Evaluator: __________________________
Criterion Rating Rating Rating Rating Score
Excellent Good Satisfactory Needs
Improvement
Corresponding 10-9 9-8 8-7 7-6
Points
Introduction Gets audience Meets any three of Meets any two of Meets only one of
attention, the four criteria the four criteria the four criteria
clearly identifies
topic,
establishes
credibility
and previews the
main points
Body Main points are Main points are Main points need Main points are
clear unclear,
somewhat clear, clarity and support unsupported and
well supported, and have no sources or
some support, and lack of sources and
documentation
sources are
documented some documentation
documentation
Conclusion Reviews main Reviews main Brings closure Does not bring
points,brings a points , brings closure leading to a
memorable closure hanging speech
closure
Eye Contact Eye contact with Eye contact with Eye contact with Little or no eye
audience virtually audience less than audience less than contact
all the time except 80% of the time 75% of the time
for considerable
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brief glances
Use of Language Use of language Use of language Use of language Use of language is
contributes to does not have causes potential inappropriate
effectiveness of the negative impact, confusion, and/or
speech, and and vocalized vocalized pauses
vocalized pauses pauses
(um uh er etc.)
(um uh er etc.) (um uh er etc.)
are distracting
not distracting not distracting
Body language Body language, Body language, Body language, Body language,
gestures, and facial gestures, and
expressions gestures, and facial facial expressions
and gestures facial expressions
adds greatly to the expressions are lacking or
message compliment lack variety and inappropriate
message spontaneity
Clarity Speaks clearly and Speaks clearly and Speaks clearly and Often mumbles or
distinctly all the distinctly nearly all distinctly most of can not be
time with no the time with no the time with no understood with
mispronounced more than one more than two more than three
words mispronounced mispronounced mispronounced
word words words
Topic is specific, Topic is specific, Topic is clear Topic lacks clarity No specific
follows appropriate and purpose--
assignment appropriate and and focus inappropriate for
somewhat adapted
Adapted to adapted needs adapting to audience or
audience
audience occasion
Visual Aids Visual aids well Minor problems Significant problems No visual aids
chosen and with visual aids with visual aids
presented
Time Within allotted time Within 10% of Within 20% of Not within 20% of
allotted time allotted time allotted time
10
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