Eye contact is effectively Eye contact with the audience Eye contact with the audience No eye contact is made with Delivery established with the audience; is somewhat established; is hardly established; gestures the audience; gestures and gestures and verbal cues are gestures and verbal cues are and verbal cues are seldom verbal cues are not used to used to reinforce particularly sometimes used to reinforce used to reinforce particularly reinforce particularly important no excessive particularly important ideas; important ideas; vocalized important vocalized use of vocalized pauses (e.g., several vocalized pauses are pauses are used frequently; pauses are used in abundance student is very used; student is somewhat student is not very articulate and distract from the overall “ah”, “um”); articulate. Adheres to time articulate. Adheres to time message limit/requirement. limit/requirement. Outside sources are Source material is Source material is Source material is never References incorporated logically, incorporated logically and incorporated but sometimes incorporated or incorporated insightfully, and elegantly; adequately; sources are inappropriately or unclearly; inappropriately or unclearly; sources are documented documented accurately for sources are only occasionally documentation is inaccurate accurately the most part documented accurately The focus is very clearly The focus is clear or clearly The focus is unclear; the topic The topic and focus are stated; the topic is narrowed implicit; it is implied that the is only partially limited; the unclear; no apparent attempt sufficiently; the specific specific audience has been specific audience has been has been made to limit the audience has clearly been considered when delivering partially considered when topic; the specific audience taken into account when the speech delivering the speech has not been considered delivering the speech
Delivery Eye contact is effectively established with the audience; gestures and verbal cues are used to reinforce particularly important no excessive use of vocalized pauses (e.g., “ah”, “um”); student is very articulate. Adheres to time limit/requirement. Eye contact with the audience is somewhat established; gestures and verbal cues are sometimes used to reinforce particularly important ideas; several vocalized pauses are used; student is somewhat articulate. Adheres to time limit/requirement. Eye contact with the audience is hardly established; gestures and verbal cues are seldom used to reinforce particularly important ideas; vocalized pauses are used frequently; student is not very articulate No eye contact is made with the audience; gestures and verbal cues are not used to reinforce particularly important vocalized pauses are used in abundance and distract from the overall message References Outside sources are incorporated logically, insightfully, and elegantly; sources are documented accurately Source material is incorporated logically and adequately; sources are documented accurately for the most part Source material is incorporated but sometimes inappropriately or unclearly; sources are only occasionally documented accurately Source material is never incorporated or incorporated inappropriately or unclearly; documentation is inaccurate The focus is very clearly stated; the topic is narrowed sufficiently; the specific audience has clearly been taken into account when delivering the speech The focus is clear or clearly implicit; it is implied that the specific audience has been considered when delivering the speech The focus is unclear; the topic is only partially limited; the specific audience has been partially considered when delivering the speech The topic and focus are unclear; no apparent attempt has been made to limit the topic; the specific audience has not been considered
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