Speech Rubric

Speaker’s name: _______________________ Evaluator: __________________________

Excellent (4) Good (3) Satisfactory (2) Needs improvement (1) Score
Use of Language Use of language contributes Use of language does not Use of language causes Use of language is
to effectiveness of the have negative impact, and potential confusion, and/or inappropriate.
speech, and vocalized pauses vocalized pauses vocalized pauses
(um uh er etc.)
(um uh er etc.) (um uh er etc.)
not distracting.
not distracting. are distracting.

Clarity Speaks clearly and distinctly Speaks clearly and distinctly Speaks clearly and distinctly Often mumbles or can not be
all the time with no nearly all the time with no most of the time with no understood with more than
mispronounced words. more than one more than two three mispronounced words.
mispronounced words. mispronounced words.

Nonverbal communication The speaker exhibits only The speaker exhibits some The speaker exhibits The speaker exhibits nervous
positive movement and positive movement and moderate nervous movement movement and fails to make
maintains consistent eye sometimes maintain eye and makes limited eye eye contact with the
contact with the audience. contact with the audience. contact with the audience. audience.
Vocalics The speaker has good volume
and projection and vocal
variation. The speaker talks at
an understandable and
steady rate of speed.
Audience is captivated.
Effort put into the You took your time and
performance worked hard for the
performance.
The speaker has almost good
volume and vocal variation.
The speaker is quite
understandable and has
almost steady rate of speed.
Audience is captivated.
You worked hard for most of
the time.
The speaker has good volume The speaker fails to utilize
and/or lacks in vocal vocal variations and has poor
variation. The rate is average. volume. Rate is either too
The audience is only slow or too rapid. Speaker
marginally engaged. fails to captivate the
audience.
You put a small effort into the You rushed through and did
project. not work hard.
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