Informative Speech Grading Sheet
Introduction to Public Speaking
Presenter ______________________ Title: _______________________ Evaluator ____________________
Introduction
Summary of Main Points (Did the speaker summarize her/his main points?) 10 points
What were the main points? (list main points):
Purpose Statement (Did the speaker clearly state the purpose of the speech?): 3 points
What was the stated purpose?
Credibility statement (Did the speaker tell the audience why they should listen to her/him?): 3 points
Body:
Organization of Presentation (Was the presentation organized in a logical, easy to follow manner?): 10 points
Content (Was the content relevant to the topic?): 20 points
Appropriateness/quality/use
of visual aids(Were the visual aids appropriate and effective to the situation?): 2 required, 10 points each
Appropriate length and number of references (Did the speaker cite credible sources within the speech as well as
citing them in the outline?): 3 required, 5 points each
Use of transitions (Did the speaker “connect the dots” for the audience?): 10 points
Verbal and Non-verbals (Did the speaker exhibit an inordinate number of distracting non-verbal behaviors? Did
the speaker show enthusiasm for the subject through her/his vocalics, did the speaker use eye-contact with the
audience?): 20 points
Conclusion
Did the speaker clearly summarize the main points of the speech and use a “clincher”
(What were the main points in the summary?) 10 points
Appropriate length (5 minutes): your grade will be reduced 5% every 30 seconds, or a portion thereof, for
violating time limits (In addition, not meeting or exceeding the time limits will affect the overall quality of your
speech, which inevitably reflects in the final grade.
Revised 5/26/15