: Honor Speech Name Per % Category 100 75 50 Organization Structure -Grabs attention effectively -Breaks speech down into effective subtopics. -Uses effective stories. -Ends with significance and clearly. -Weak attention getter -Unclear subtopics -Stories seem somewhat irrelevant or cliché. -Significance is not discussed -Ending is not obvious Missing Attention Getter Missing Topics Missing stories Missing significance Missing conclusion Very hard to follow. Clarity -Appropriate and audible volume. -Appropriate speaking rate; not too fast or slow. Enunciates -Speech free of “um” and other filler words. - Appropriate enthusiastic or somber delivery with pitch and rate variety. -Difficult to hear or understand -Speaks a bit fast or slow -Mumbles some words -Several “um’s” and filler words. -Somewhat monotonous or choppy in delivery. -Barely audible -Speaks too fast to follow or very slow -Many um’s and filler words. - Very choppy and/or very monotonous in delivery. Enthusiasm Interaction -Maintains eye contact with all members of the audience. -Gestures engage the audience and match what’s being stated. - Controlled posture with planned movement. -Looks down fairly regularly. -Stiff or somewhat distracting gestures. -Controlled posture, lacking movement. -Rarely makes eye contact. -Very distracting gestures/ very stiff. -Shifty or distracting body posture and/or movement. Appropriate -Very fitting topics, stories, and language for the purpose, audience, and occasion. -Topics, stories, or language that does not fit the purpose, audience, and occasion. -Topics, stories, and language offensive or irrelevant to the purpose, audience and occasion. -15 for every 0-10 seconds increment over or under -30 if late Time : %