Question

Oratorical Rubric
Poise - ______/30 points total
• Appearance
• Confidence
• Personality
Content of Selection - ______/30 points total
• Subject adherence (speech stays on topic)
• Logical (speech makes sense)
• Topic is appropriate for all audiences
Delivery & Presentation - ______/40points total
• Adhere to time limits
• Voice (voice inflections)
• Fluency (speech is slow enough to be understood)
• Volume (loud enough to be heard around the room)
• Clear Pronunciation
• Gestures (gestures made and given at appropriate times)
• Eye Contact (eye contact made with audience throughout speech)
• Memorization or effective use of note cards *(note cards for self-created
speeches only)
Total Score:_________________/100
Notes:

Answer 1

Here is a ready-to-use oratorical rubric built from your template. It includes a clear point breakdown, scoring scale, and space for notes/feedback.

Oratorical Rubric

Poise — ____/30 points total (10 points each)
- Appearance (10)
- Confidence (10)
- Personality (10)

Content of Selection — ____/30 points total (10 points each)
- Subject adherence (speech stays on topic) (10)
- Logical (speech makes sense / organized) (10)
- Topic appropriate for all audiences (10)

Delivery & Presentation — ____/40 points total (5 points each)
- Adhere to time limits (5)
- Voice (voice inflections / expressiveness) (5)
- Fluency (speech tempo; not rushed) (5)
- Volume (loud enough to be heard) (5)
- Clear pronunciation (5)
- Gestures (appropriate, purposeful) (5)
- Eye contact (engages audience through eye contact) (5)
- Memorization / effective use of note cards (note cards for self-created speeches only) (5)

Total Score: ____ / 100

Scoring guide
For 10-point items (Poise & Content)
- 9–10 = Excellent: Consistently meets criterion at a high level.
- 7–8 = Good: Meets criterion most of the time; minor issues.
- 5–6 = Fair: Partially meets criterion; noticeable weaknesses.
- 0–4 = Needs improvement: Does not meet criterion or major problems.

For 5-point items (Delivery & Presentation)
- 5 = Excellent
- 4 = Good
- 3 = Fair
- 0–2 = Needs improvement

Suggested scoring procedure
1. Evaluate each sub-criterion and assign the appropriate points.
2. Add sub-criteria within each category to get the category subtotal (Poise /30, Content /30, Delivery /40).
3. Add category subtotals to get Total Score /100.
4. Provide written feedback in the Notes section to justify scores and give improvement suggestions.

Notes / Feedback:
- Strengths:
- Areas to improve:
- Specific suggestions (what to practice/change):

Printable line version
Poise - ______/30
Content of Selection - ______/30
Delivery & Presentation - ______/40
Total Score: ______/100
Notes:

If you want, I can:
- Convert this into a single-page printable PDF.
- Create a version with checkboxes for each score (so you can click/select).
- Provide a rubric populated with sample scores and comments as an example. Which would you prefer?