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Volume

Volume is loud enough to be heard by all audience members throughout the presentation.

Volume is loud enough to be heard by all audience members at least 90% of the time.

Volume is loud enough to be heard by all audience members at least 80% of the time.

Volume often too soft to be heard by all audience members.

Pitch

Pitch was often used and it conveyed emotions appropriately.

Pitch was often used but the emotion it conveyed sometimes did not fit the content.

Pitch was rarely used OR the emotion it conveyed often did not fit the content.

Pitch was not used to convey emotion.

Preparedness

Student is completely prepared and has obviously rehearsed.

Student seems pretty prepared but might have needed a couple more rehearsals.

The student is somewhat prepared, but it is clear that rehearsal was lacking.

Student does not seem at all prepared to present.

Eye Contact

Stands up straight, looks relaxed and confident. Establishes eye contact with everyone in the room during the presentation.

Stands up straight and establishes eye contact with everyone in the room during the presentation.

Sometimes stands up straight and establishes eye contact.

Slouches and/or does not look at people during the presentation.

Eye Contact

You used your notes as cues, not cruches, which added to your credibility and our involvement. Your eye contact was excellent in all areas of the room.

YOu need to rely less on your notes and/or make better use of eye contact to enhance your message and stay connected with your audience. Establishes eye contact with some peole in the room during the presentation.

YOu appeared to be reading to us a significant part of the time and/or had little eye contact.

You did not establish contact with anyone in the room during the presentation.

Time-Limit

Presentation is 4 minutes long.

Presentation is 3 minutes long.

Presentation is 2 minutes long.

Presentation is less than 2 minutes OR more than 4 minutes.

Introduction

The speaker clearly establishes the occasion and purpose of the speech, grabs the audience\\\\\\'s attention and makes the audience want to listen.

The speaker introduced the speech adequately, including an attention getter and established the occasion and purpose of the speech.

The speaker introduced the topic, but did not clearly establish the occasion and/or purpose of the speech. Weak attention getter.

The speaker failed to introduce the speech. Or, the introduction was not useful in indicating what the speech was about.

Body

Your organizational pattern and transitions made your speech easy to follow.

You need to make your main points more clear; reorganize or chunk some of your information so it is easier to follow and remember and/or give us stronger cues.

Your organizational pattern and/or transitions were unclear, making it difficult for us to follow and understand.

Your speech was disorganized and difficult to follow.

Conclusion

Your conclusion emphasized your main points(s) and drew your speech to a close with an effective memorable statement.

You had a start on a conclusion, but still need a _______________

You need to bring your speech to a close by summarizing or reminding us of your main points.

Your speech ends abruptly and does not summarize your main points.

Visual Aid

Your rehtorical support (illustraiosn, examples, etc.) and or visual suppoort was effective in making your point (s).

Your support was useful, but you needed ________________

Your support was weak. You needed ______________

You had no rhetorical support.

Speech

You wrote out the entire speech.

You wrote out 2/3\\\\\\'s of the speech.

You wrote out 1/3 of the speech.

You did not write out the speech.

Outline

You wrote an outline for the entire speech.

You wrote out 2/3\\\\\\'s of the outline of the speech.

You wrote out 1/3 of the speech.

You did not write an outline of the speech.

Evaluates Peers

Fills out peer evaluation completely and always gives scores based on the presentation rather than other factors (e.g. person is a close friend).

Fills out almost all of the peer evaluation and always gives scores based on the presentation (rather than other factors (e.g., person is a close friend).

Fills out most of the peer evaluation and always gives scores based on the presentation rather than other factors (e.g., person is a close friend.

Fills out most of the peer evaluation but scoring appears to be biased.

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