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JuniorTED Talk EffectivenessRubric
Quality 4 - Highly Effective 3 - Effective 2 - Proficient 1 - Developing
Content
- Development of ideas
- Claims that make senseand are
supported by research-based evidence
- Position on topic is unique and
thoughtful perspective on topic
- Consideration for audience needs
-Thoroughly developed
-Logically sound
-Credible claims with clear evidence
-Enlightening, new information and/or
perspective
-Relevant to audience
- Reasonably developed
- Mostly logically sound
- Most claims supported by evidence
- Position is not original, but
enthusiastic
- Consideration for audience is shown
-Topic is still thoughtfully addressed
- Some development
- Parts ofargument are not logical
- Claims are sometimes supported by
evidence
- Little evidence ofconsideration for
audience
- Little development ofdepth
- Argument does not always make
sense or have connection
- Claims are unsupported
- Audience perspective is not
considered in relation to information
in argument
Style
- Impact of language and word choices
-Tone and diction
- Appearance enhancement of
credibility
-Overall professionalism
-Precise, clear language
-Mature tone; expresses investment in
topic
-Appropriate approach to content
-Appropriate appearance
- Clear language
- Tone expressed topic but may not
always maintain a professional feel
- Appropriate approach to content
- Appearance does not enhance or
deter from the argument
- Language is not always clearor
precise
- Tone is at times professional
- Content is not always considered in
approach or language choices
- Appearance does not enhance or
deter from argument
- Language is confusing at times
- Tone is unprofessional,overly casual
- Content is not considered in
approach of language choices
- Appearance detracts from the
argument, therefore reducing its
effectiveness
Delivery
- Use of space
- Eye contact and body language
- Interaction with audience
- Natural, comfortable use ofspace
and body
- Confidence; clear sense ofownership
of information
- Eye contact
- Engage with audience –gesticulation,
tone, questions
- Effectively uses space and body
- Confident, but may not always show
ownership ofinformation
- Eye contact
- Frequently engages with audience,
but at times buries attention in note
cards or visual aid
- Some use of space and body
- At times seems confident
- Reporting information rather than
taking ownership ofit
- Infrequent eye contact
- Little engagement with audience-
often buried in note cards or visual aid
- Little to no use ofspace or body
- Lack of confidence is evident and
distracts from argument
- Reads information offof note cards
or visual aid rather than demonstrating
understanding oftopic
- Little to no eye contact
- Does not address audiencedirectly
Visual Aid
- Adds to presentation of topic
- Supports details and important
information
- Is visually pleasing
- Doesn’t over-rely on visuals; light use
of text
- Illustrative, enlightening, supportive;
not redundant
- Smoothly integrated into
presentation
- Rarely relies on visuals; light use of
text
- Illustrative, supportive,not
redundant
- Mostly a smoothly integrated aspect
of the presentation
- Relies on visual aid frequently; a few
slides may be too text heavy or
difficult to read
- Some slides are repetitive or
unnecessary
- Visual aid distracts from presentation
at times
- Relies on visual aid heavily; some
slides may be text heavy or difficult to
read
- Some slides are repetitive,
unnecessary, or not applicable to
presentation
-Presenter and/or audience distracted
by visual aid
Preparation -Exceptional performance
-Seamless presentation
-Only uses notes occasionally, ifat all
-Adequate performance
-Occasional pauses; some uncertainty
-Reliant on notes, but not disruptive
-Frequent pauses or interruptions
-Near total reliance on notes
-Unacceptable preparation
-Clearly unprepared
-Stumbling speech
-Reading presentation
Time penalties(4-6minutesrequired;-1 pt. for every10 secondsunder4 minutes):___________
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