Rubric for Traditional Informative Speech Dr. Walton 100 points Student’s Name: Introduction and Conclusion (15 points) Engage stage of the introduction clearly related to the Big Idea and made the audience want to hear more (5) Big Idea was instantly understandable to the audience in the way it was worded (5) Preview was 1 sentence and was clearly tied to the Big Idea and TQs/MPs (2) The speech had a real Conclusion and quality effort was put into it (3) Points Body (40 points) Points Speaker transitioned well to new main points, including restatements (5) Main points were instantly understandable and clearly supported the Big Idea (10) “Explain” sections clearly: Contained excellent proofs and reasoning to validate their MPs (10) Each “Explain” section contained at least 10 lines of material (10) Contained plenty of oral citations (5) Delivery (30 points) It was clear that the speaker cared so much about delivering an excellent speech that it was evident that extensive preparation was made to ensure that the speaker: Points Presented self authoritatively (5) Almost never looked at notes (5) Projected a friendly feeling/delight in the audience and speech (5) Had excellent volume (5) Generally spoke slower than in ordinary conversation (5) Used a slow, deliberate cadence at Focus/BI, Preview, Transitions, MPs, & Reviews (5) Research Packet and Manuscript (15 points) Points Research packet was turned-in on time & demonstrated significant effort (5) Hard copy of First Draft was turned-in on time & was completed with the effort normally given to a high-quality final draft (5) Hard copy of Final Draft was turned-in on time & resembled what was said in speech (5) Bonus or Penalty (if any) Points There were less than 5 unquestionably credible sources (up to -10) Final manuscript contained less than 1,200 words (automatic -10) Final manuscript does not closely follow formatting instructions (up to -10) For delivering speech late (-10 per class day, max class days late) For each full 30 seconds under time or for each full 1½ minutes over time (-10) Speaker delivers speech with anything other than a 1-page (max) outline with 12-point Times New Roman font (automatic -25) FINAL SCORE
