public speaking assessment competency rubric

7/28/2019 Public Speaking Assessment Competency Rubric

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CMST 191 Public Speaking Assessment

Competency Rubric for Delivery, Organization and Content Categories

Descriptions of Reasonable and Exemplary Competence in Aspects of Delivery

EYE

. The speaker sustains generally consistent eye contact with audience members throughout the entire speech: introduction, body & conclusion.

. Although periodic glancing at outline/notes is acceptable, the speaker’s eyes aren’t “down” every sentence. Gaze is sustained for at least

several sentences, breaking the sense of over-reliance on notes.

Exemplary: . The amount and scope of the speaker’s eye contact is superb. Eye contact is strong is all sections of the speech.. The speaker establishes eye contact with the entire audience, rather than with only one sub-section.. Eye contact is sustained and used effectively when the speaker uses visual aids, including Power Point.

VOICE

. The speaker’s message is audible without strain.

. The speaker’s words can be easily understood by members of the audience.

. The speaker is reasonably fluent in expressing ideas, using a limited number of fillers and restarts.

. The vocal aspect of delivery is not distracting.

Exemplary: . The speaking style is extemporaneous, reflecting the quality of heightened, natural conversation.

. Superb pitch, volume, pause and other variations exist, reflecting assessment of great vocal variety.

. Pronunciation and articulation are flawless.

BODY

. The speaker maintains good posture, appearing poised but not overly rigid.

. The speaker avoids distracting mannerisms.

Exemplary: . The speaker uses gestures abundantly and appropriately.. The speaker uses facial expressions and upper body very effectively, reinforcing the message relayed.. The speaker effectively reduces the barrier(s) between self and audience by body placement and movement.



Descriptions of Reasonable and Exemplary Competence in Speech Organization

ORGANIZATION

. The speaker structures her/his presentation utilizing a clear 3-part structure: introduction, body/discussion section and conclusion.

. The introduction begins with an attention-getter.

. The topic is clearly revealed in the introduction.

. The introduction includes a clear preview of the main points to be addressed in the speech. (The body of the speech then follows.)

. The speaker concludes her/his speech with a summary of the main points covered.

. The speech concludes in a satisfying manner.

. The main points of the speech are recognizable.

. The main points of the speech mirror the main points previewed in the introduction.

. The main points are developed with appropriate sub-points, some/many of which are further illustrated with supporting material/evidence.

. The speech—or a section in the body of the speech-- is not simply a laundry list of facts.

. The content is relevant and placed appropriately.

. The speech is free of claims, facts or points that are inserted into the speech but don’t belong and, hence, disrupt the organization.

. The speech utilizes an appropriate organizational structure given informative objectives – e.g., topical, chronological, causal, spatial, etc.

. The speech utilizes an appropriate organizational structure given persuasive objectives – e.g., problem-solution, Monroe’s Motivated Sequence

. The body of the speech flows from one main point to the next; the speaker uses some type of connective between the main points.

Exemplary: . The main points and sub-points are extremely clear, direct and easy to detect and follow.. The speaker uses a variety of connectives effectively and abundantly – e.g., between sub-points & main points and within speech sections

. The content of the speech is easy to follow and remember.

. The speech is flawless in the placement and subordination of content.

. The introduction is very strong, containing all of the important elements.

. The conclusion is very strong, containing all of the important elements.

. The summary element in the conclusion recaps the essence of the main points, rather than simply restating them categorically.



Descriptions of Reasonable and Exemplary Competence in Speech Content

CONTENT

. The speaker supports and develops her/his claims using statistics, examples and/or testimony

. The evidence used by the speaker is appropriate, recent, unbiased and from credible sources

. The speaker adapts her/his content to fit the occasion

. The speaker adapts her/his message and language to fit his/her audience

. The speaker uses rhetorically sensitive language

. The speaker uses gender-neutr al language

. The speaker orally cites her/his sources as information is presented. Full citations are used.

. The speaker’s arguments are logical and devoid of reasoning errors.

. The speaker defines terms

. The speaker’s language is easily understood without being overly technical or insultingly simplistic

. The content is appropriately informative or persuasive

Exemplary:

. The speaker supports and develops the majority of her/his claims with strong, vivid, appropriate evidence

. The speaker follows the guidelines established for the effective use of evidence

. The speaker incorporates information from multiple sources

. The speaker does a superb job of citing her/his sources

. The speaker does a superb job of continually linking her/his topic and its relevance to the audience

. The speaker personalizes the content of her/his speech

. The speaker uses vivid, descriptive language

. The speaker utilizes language devices, as appropriate, to increase interest and enhance retention and recall

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