Criterion Rating Rating Rating Rating Excellent Good Satisfactory Needs Improvement Points 10-9 Points 9-7 Points 6-5 Points 4-1 Introduction (1) Gets attention any three of Meets any two of only one of (2) Clearly the four criteria the four criteria the four criteria identifies topic (3) Establishes credibility (4) Previews the main points Body Main points are Main points are Main points Main points somewhat clear, need clarity are not clear well supported, and some support, and and support and have no support sources are some lack of and no sources or documented documentation sources and documentation documentation Conclusion (1) Reviews main Reviews main Brings closure Does not bring points points , brings closure; the (2) Brings closure closure audience is left (3) Memorable hanging 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 brief glances at notes) Use of Use of language Use of language Use of language Use of language is contributes to does not have causes potential inappropriate Language effectiveness of the negative impact, and confusion, and/or speech, and vocalized pauses vocalized pauses vocalized pauses (um uh er etc.) (um uh er etc.) (um uh er etc.) not distracting are distracting not distracting Body Body language, Body language, Body language, Body language, gestures, and facial gestures, and facial facial expressions gestures, and language expressions expressions and gestures facial expressions adds greatly to the compliment lack variety and are lacking or message message spontaneity inappropriate 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 mispronounced mispronounced mispronounced word words words Topic is Topic is specific, Topic is clear Topic lacks clarity No specific appropriate and appropriate and and focus specific, adapted somewhat adapted needs adapting to for follows audience audience or assignment occasion Adapted to audience Visual Aids Visual aids well Minor problems Significant No visual aids chosen and with visual aids problems with presented visual aids Time Within allotted time Within 10% of Within 20% of Not within 20% of allotted time allotted time allotted time
Criterion Rating Excellent Rating Good Rating Satisfactory Rating Needs Improvement Points 10-9 Points 9-7 Points 6-5 Points 4-1 Introduction (1) Gets attention (2) Clearly identifies topic (3) Establishes credibility (4) Previews the main points any three of the four criteria Meets any two of the four criteria only one of the four criteria Body Main points are well supported, and sources are documented Main points are somewhat clear, some support, and some documentation Main points need clarity and support lack of sources and documentation Main points are not clear and have no support and no sources or documentation Conclusion (1) Reviews main points (2) Brings closure (3) Memorable Reviews main points , brings closure Brings closure Does not bring closure; the audience is left hanging Eye Contact Eye contact with audience virtually all the time (except for brief glances at notes) Eye contact with audience less than 80% of the time Eye contact with audience less than 75% of the time Little or no eye contact Use of Language Use of language contributes to effectiveness of the speech, and vocalized pauses (um uh er etc.) not distracting Use of language does not have negative impact, and vocalized pauses (um uh er etc.) not distracting Use of language causes potential confusion, and/or vocalized pauses (um uh er etc.) are distracting Use of language is inappropriate Body language Body language, gestures, and facial expressions adds greatly to the message Body language, gestures, and facial expressions compliment message Body language, facial expressions and gestures lack variety and spontaneity Body language, gestures, and facial expressions are lacking or inappropriate Clarity Speaks clearly and distinctly all the time with no mispronounced Speaks clearly and distinctly nearly all the time with no more than one mispronounced word Speaks clearly and distinctly most of the time with no more than two mispronounced words Often mumbles or can not be understood with more than three mispronounced words Topic is specific, follows assignment Adapted to audience Topic is specific, appropriate and adapted Topic is clear appropriate and somewhat adapted Topic lacks clarity and focus needs adapting to audience No specific for audience or occasion Visual Aids Visual aids well chosen and presented Minor problems with visual aids Significant problems with visual aids No visual aids Time Within allotted time Within 10% of allotted time Within 20% of allotted time Not within 20% of allotted time
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