CRITERIA 2 (Poor) 5 (Fair) 7 (Good) 10 (Excellent)
Student reads their Student looks up from The student makes The student uses
speech and never their speech a few eye contact with all eye contact to
looks at the audience times, generally sides of the room communicate a
Eye contact or hides behind their making contact with and looks up clearer message by
speech. only one area of the repeatedly. looking at audience
room. members directly to
highlight a point.
It is difficult the Once or twice, the The audience can The speaker uses
audience to make out audience cannot always hear the the volume of his or
important details understand an speaker clearly. her voice to
Voice volume and because the speaker insignificant detail emphasize points
clarity speaks to quietly or because the speaker and to add meaning
mumbles. speaks too quietly or to the presentation.
mumbles.
The speaker's pace The speaker The pace of the The speaker varies
makes it difficult to maintains a good pace speech is easy to the pace in order to
understand the that may be a tad too follow, but may not emphasize points
Pace speech because it is slow or too fast, but vary. and add meaning.
too fast. may not vary
understandable to the
audience.
The speaker seems The student makes While the student Due to practice and
unprepared and pronunciation errors may stumble, he or familiarity with the
unpracticed because or become befuddled she continues on in speech, the speaker
he or she stumbles at one point. May use a professional makes only the
Poise over many words, words like "um" or manner. smallest of errors
cannot read the "like." like an unnecessary
words, or has a hesitation.
conversation with him
or herself in front of
the class.
The speaker's The speaker's The speaker's The speaker's
gestures are appearance may lack appearance is appearance is
distracting. The formality because he professional in professional in
Body Language speaker looks or she is fidgeting, not dress, stance, and dress, stance, and
depressed or standing up straight, gestures. gestures. The
apathetic. or seems insecure. student uses their
body to emphasize
points or add
meaning.
The speech is The speaker sounds The speech is The speech is
delivered in a uninterested in what delivered with delivered with
monotone or he or she is enthusiasm. enthusiasm and the
Voice Intonation apathetic voice. presenting. speaker uses
intonation in order
to emphasize points
and add meaning.
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