PREPARED SPEECH

SELF ASSESSMENT

YES

NO

1. Did you speak logically?

2. Was your content good?

3. Did you speak clearly and fluently?

4. Where you audible and was your use of register appropriate?

5. Was your stance poised and relaxed?

6. Did you pause effectively?

7. Did you have audience rapport

Code 7

Outstanding

8-10

Code 6

Meritorious

7

Code 5

Substantial

6

Code 4

Adequate

5

Code 3

Moderate

4

Code 2

Elementary

3

Code 1

Not achieved

0-2

Planning and organisation of contents

Thoroughly planned according to task, audience, context and format

Striking introduction which immediately grasps audience attention

Brilliant development of ideas and argument

Contents reflects outstanding creativity, originality and mature insight

Skilful ending thoroughly drawn together

Very well planned according to task, audience, context and format

Very good and appropriate introduction which immediately arouses interest

Very good, and sustained development of ideas and argument

Contents reflects creativity originality and some insight

Very good conclusion

Well planned according to task, audience, context and format

Good and appropriate introduction which arouses interest

Good, and sustained development of ideas and argument

Content reflects creativity originality and some insight

Good conclusion

Satisfactory planning according to task, audience, context and format

Reasonably good introduction which still arouses interest

Good development of argument which can be followed easily

Contents fairly original, but not always creative and insight sometimes lacking

Reasonably good ending, but sometimes lacks cohesion

Adequate planning according to task, audience, context and format

Introduction adequate which arouses some interest

Adequate development of ideas and argument but has problems with cohesion

Contents shows some originality, but not always creative and lacks insight

Adequate conclusion, but lacks cohesion

Evidence of some planning according to task, audience, context and format

Some evidence of introduction, but barely arouses interest

Some arguments can be followed, but others are inconsistent / can barely be followed

Contents is barely original and lacks creativity or originality

Hardly any evidence of a conclusion

No evidence of planning according to task, context audience or format

Introduction poor and arouses no audience interest

Cannot sustain argument

Shows little understanding of topic

Contents poor, boring and banal

Conclusion lacking

Tone, speaking and presentation skills

Natural delivery, a fluent skilled and animated presenter, appropriate style and register

Clearly audible articulation

Eye contact, facial expressions, gestures and body language outstanding, functional and convincing

Audience reaction overwhelmingly positive

Confident delivery with very little use of notes

Very good presenter natural and fluent presentation appropriate style and register

Audible articulation

Eye contact, facial expressions, gestures and body language functional and convincing

Audience interest sustained throughout

Notes used effectively and with confidence

Good presenter, fluent presentation appropriate style and register

Largely audible articulation

Eye contact, facial expressions, gestures and body language largely functional and convincing

Audience interest sustained.

Notes used effectively

Reasonably fluent presenter, but sometimes shows hesitation, style and register mostly appropriate

Reasonably clear articulation and audibility

Eye contact, facial expressions, gestures and body language reasonably convincing

Most members of the audience follow with interest

Some dependency on notes but still good contact with the audience

Sometimes fluent, but presentation lacks appropriate style and register

Adequately audible and clear articulation

Adequate eye contact, facial expressions, gestures and body language but not always convincing

Mixed reaction from the audience

Use of notes often detract from presentation

Hesitant, lacks expression

Lacks fluency, mostly inappropriate style and register

Articulation not clear and hardly audible

Very little eye contact / facial expressions / body language

Lack of audience interest shown

Dependent on notes

Inappropriate tone, style and register

Sloppy indistinct articulation mostly inaudible

Almost non-existent eye contact, inappropriate facial expression and body language

No audience contact

Totally dependent on notes

Critical awareness of language usage

Thorough, mature vocabulary and creative language use

Outstanding language manipulation in order to evoke audience response

Exceptional awareness of, and sensitivity to respectful language use on cultural issues

Very good mature vocabulary and creative language use

Very good language manipulation in order to evoke audience response

Very good awareness of, and sensitivity to respectful language use on cultural issues

Good vocabulary and creative language use

Good language manipulation in order to evoke audience response

Good awareness of, and sensitivity to respectful language use on cultural issues

Reasonably mature vocabulary and creative language use

Reasonable language manipulation in order to evoke audience response

Reasonable awareness of, and sensitivity to respectful language use on cultural issues

Adequate vocabulary and language use

Some language manipulation in order to evoke audience response

Moderate awareness of, and sensitivity to respectful language use on cultural issues

Limited vocabulary and language use

Struggles to manipulate language in order to evoke audience response

Seldom aware or sensitive or respectful to language use on cultural issues

Very limited vocabulary and language

Unable to manipulate language

Hardly ever aware of sensitive or respectful language use on cultural issues