Speaker_____Kamaile Fitzgerald_______________________________

Period:

2
Spotlight Speech Self Rubric

CATEGORY 3 - Exceeds
Preparedness

Introduction &
Conclusion

Volume

Posture and Eye

Contact

Enthusiasm

Speaks Clearly

Content

Time-Limit

2 - Meets

1- Approaching

Student is completely Student seems pretty The student is

Student does not
prepared and has
prepared but might somewhat prepared, seem at all prepared
obviously rehearsed. have needed a couple but it is clear that
to present.
more rehearsals.
rehearsal was lacking.
Introduction and
Introduction is
Parts of the
Missing an
conclusion covers
conclusion almost
introduction or
introduction or
guidelines, is strongly meets all guidelines. conclusion may have conclusion, or is too
delivered and is
been dropped (in
short to be considered
appropriate.
volume or delivery). appropriate.
Volume is loud enough to Volume is loud enough to Volume is loud enough to Volume often too soft to
be heard by all audience
be heard by all audience be heard by all audience be heard by all audience
members throughout the members at least 90% of members at least 80% of members.
presentation.
the time.
the time.
Stands up straight, looks
Stands up straight
Sometimes stands up Slouches and/or does
relaxed and confident.
and establishes eye straight and
not look at people
Hands are out of pockets,
contact
with
establishes
eye
during the
not grasping lanyards, or
everyone in the room contact sometimes. presentation.
playing with notecard.
Establishes eye contact with most of the time
everyone in the room
during the
during the presentation.
presentation.

Facial expressions and Includes some facial

body language
expressions or
generate a strong
gestures that
interest and
generate a strong
enthusiasm about the interest from the
topic in others.
audience.
Includes gestures.
Speaks clearly and
Speaks clearly and
distinctly all (100-95%) distinctly all most of
the time, and does not the time (85-94%).
mispronounces words. (points: 2.5)
No verbal utterances or
vocal pauses (um,
yeah, etc.).
Shows a full
Shows a good
understanding of the understanding of the
topic.
topic.
Presentation is 1.5-2.5 Presentation is 2.5
minutes long.
3 minutes long.

Time: Total Points: __________/24 Comments:

Facial expressions
Very little use of facial
and body language expressions or body
are used to try to
language. Did not
generate enthusiasm, generate much
but seem somewhat interest in topic being
faked. Only a few
presented. No
gestures.
gestures used.
Speaks clearly and
Often mumbles or can
distinctly some of the not be understood OR
time. Mispronounces mispronounces more
no more than one
than two word.
word.

Shows some
Does not seem to
understanding of
understand the topic
topic.
or lyrics.
Presentation is 3 - 4 Presentation is less
minutes or 1 min- 1m than 1 minutes OR
29 sec long.
more than 4 minutes.