PUBLIC SPEAKING TASK RUBRIC

Name: ____________________________ Topic: __________________________ Time: ____________

DELIVERY
FOCUS SKILL:

Poise &
Appearance

Relaxed, selfconfident and

appropriately
dressed.

A little nervous;
quick recovery from
minor mistakes.

Some tension or
uninterested
appearance.

Looks nervous;
inappropriately
dressed.

No attempt made
to deliver a speech.

Body
Language

Natural movement;
descriptive gestures
and facial
expressions display
energy and engage
audience
throughout speech.

Occasional use of
appropriate hand
gestures to engage
audience.

A few gestures
present but appear
awkward or
unnatural.

Insufficient
movement and/or
gestures not
coordinated with
speech.

No descriptive
movement or
gestures.

Eye Contact

Builds trust and holds

attention through
direct eye contact
with all parts of
audience.

Fairly consistent use

of direct eye
contact with
audience.

Occasional but unsustained eye

contact with
audience.

Scarce and fleeting

eye movement.

No effort to make
eye contact.

Voice

Variation in volume
& inflection
maintains audience
interest and
emphasizes key
points.

Variation in volume
& inflection
enhances
presentation.

Uneven or
inappropriate
volume and/or little
inflection.

Low volume or
monotonous tone.

Speech could not

be heard or
understood.

Pacing

Excellent pacing,
including dramatic
pauses and
variance in speed
where appropriate.

Successful delivery
with an attempt to
use dramatic pauses
or variance in
speed.

Delivery generally
successful.

Either too fast or too

slow.

Speech could not

be understood.

CONTENT
FOCUS AREA:

Central Idea

Maintains clear
focus on central
idea or topic.

Conveys a central
idea or topic.

Attempts to focus on
a central idea or
topic.

Has little or no focus

on central idea or
topic.

No attempt made
to deliver a speech.

Details

Elaborates details to
support central
idea.

Provides sufficient
details with some
elaboration.

Lists related details

but provides no
elaboration.

Insufficient or
unrelated detail.

No attempt made
to deliver a speech.

Conclusion or
Opinion

Includes a clearly
stated conclusion or
opinion that is
clearly linked to the
central idea.

Includes a
conclusion or
opinion that is linked
to the central idea.

Attempts to form a
conclusion.

Little or no
conclusion or
opinion.

No attempt made
to deliver a speech.

Timing

Within 5 seconds of
the allotted time.

5 to 15 seconds
shorter or longer of
the allotted time.

15 to 30 seconds
shorter or longer
than the allotted
time.

30 to 60 seconds
shorter or longer
than the allotted
time.

Shorter or longer
than the allotted
time by over 1
minute.

Total: _______/45
Comment: _______________________________________________________________________________
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PEER MARKING OF YEAR 4 PUBLIC SPEAKING TASK

Name: ____________________________ Topic: _____________________________
Colour the number of smiley faces to show how well they achieved the public speaking skill.

DELIVERY
FOCUS SKILL:

Needs
Improvement

Excellent

Poise &
Appearance
How well do
they know their
speech?

Body
Language
How well did
they use
gestures?

Eye Contact
How well did
they look at the
audience?

Voice

How well could

they be heard?

Pacing

How well did

they speak in
time?

1. Two things they did well were:

__________________________________________________________________________________________

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2. One thing they need to improve at is:

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Marked By: _____________________________________________ Date: __________________