Remember, You Get One 5X7 Notecard to Use for This Speech.

Informative Speech Name: Oral Comm. Period: Boller Topic:

(*****Remember, you get one 5x7 notecard to use for this speech.*****)

Attention Getter/Teaser: 10 pts. ____ 10 pts. Really got my attention! Connected back to teaser in conclusion well! ____ 6 pts. Almost There—Develop a bit further ____ 4 pts. Good Idea/Attempt—extend/develop further, needs to be more complete ____ 0 pts. Not Done

Thesis/Restated Thesis: 10 pts. ____ 10 pts. Both there, clear and specific. Easy to identify. ____ 8 pts. Easy to identify, but could be reworded to make a stronger statement. ____ 6 pts. Contain "I" statement or is hard to identify. ____ 5 pts. Only one is in speech ____ 4 pts. It's a fragment, a question, or more than one sentence. ____ 0 pts. Not There

Preview/Review of Points: 10 pts. ____ 10 pts. Clear and correctly phrased—catchy language used ____ 8 pts. Clear, but a little awkward. ____ 6 pts. Contains an "I" statement or is multiple sentences ____ 5 pts. Only one of the two are in speech ____ 4 pts. Doesn't list or refer back to main points correctly. ____ 0 pts. Not There

Sources: 20 pts. ____ 0-9 pts. Three points for each of the three req. sources ____ 0-5 pts. Are the citations well placed and naturally placed? ____ 0-6 pts. Did the sources come from a variety of reputable places? Were they recent? Were they complete?

Main Points: 5 pts. ____ 5 pts. Clear and Well Organized ____ 4 pts. Clear, but need to rearrange a bit. ____ 3 pts. Clear, but less than two main points, or more than four main points. ____ 1 pt. Unclear division of information.

Transitions: 10 pts. ____ 10 pts. Well developed/Correctly, cleverly worded for all points. ____ 8 pts. Well developed, if a little cookie cutter sounding. ____ 6 pts. Present, but murky (not sure, had to guess) ____ 4 pts. Missing for some of the main points. ____ 0 pts. Not There

Eye Contact: 20 pts. ____ 20 pts. Sustained eye contact with the entire room. ____ 19 pts. Sustained eye contact with part of the room. ____ 18 pts. Didn't rely on script, but spent most of the time looking above or below the audience. ____ 17 pts. Beginning to develop eye contact, but still often tied to script. ____ 15 pts. Looked up from script often, but didn't sustain it. ____ 13 pts. Only looked up once or twice. 1 ____ 0 pts. Read from the script. Vocal Delivery: 20 pts. _____ 20 pts. Conversational in tone, good volume and rate. Your interest in knowledge in the topic comes through. _____ 16 pts. Almost there—really sustain the energy throughout. _____ 14 pts. Too fast or too quiet in places. Some pronunciation stumbles. _____ 10 pts. A lot of um's and uh's. _____ 5 pts. Sounds as though you are reading it to me.

Posture: 10 pts. _____ 10 pts. Great stance and posture. Effective transitional movement. _____ 6 pts. Great stance and posture. Work more with transitional movement. _____ 4 pts. Careful of leaning, swaying, shifting feet, bouncing knees. _____ 2 pts. Really concentrate on formal speaking stance.

Gestures: 20 pts. _____ 20 pts. Great gestures. Natural and well placed. _____ 16 pts. Pull gestures up. They are there…but you are gesturing at waist. _____ 12 pts. A few gestures…need more! Some gestures and a lot of fidgeting. _____ 6 pts. Never let go of script. No gestures, but no fidgeting.

Visual Aids: 20 pts. _____ 0-10 pts. Followed all recommended rules for visual aids. Very professional and well done. _____ 0-7 pts.Visuals were handled effectively—good poise and gesturing to them.. _____ 0-3 pts. One point per visual per point.

Time: 45 pts. Time: ______45 pts. 5:00-8:30 _____ 40 pts. 4:30-4:59 OR 8:31-8:59 _____ 30 pts. 4:00-4:29 OR 9:00 and up _____ 20 pts. 3:30-3:59 _____ 0 pts. 3:29 and under

Points Off/Extra Credit:

_____ 6 pts. Dress is appropriate for an interview or formal presentation. _____ 2 pts. Nice shirt and jeans. _____ 2 pts. Hair is combed/pulled back from face (if applicable) _____ 2 pts. Shirt is tucked/are appropriate length _____ 2 pts. Shoes are tied (no loose laces) _____ 10 pts. Volunteered on first day _____ -10 pts. Used "Oops" sheet _____ -5 pts. Had gum in mouth when presenting _____ -5 pts. Did not turn this sheet in when turn to present

______Total Presentation Points (out of 200)

2 FYI: A: 188 and above B: 172 and above C: 156 and above D: 140 and above More About Internal Speech Citations

Although some of you may have experience with MLA or APA-style formatting, speechwriting requires a little tinkering with the system—the "according to's". Here are some hints/examples to help you in the next few weeks:

Examples: Book citation: "Meinrad Rumely was born in 1823, in Germany, according to the book The Allis-Chalmers Story, by C. H. Wendel." (Hint: If you are writing a persuasive speech, you need to make sure that you include the date after the author's name—remember, no sources older than 2001!)

Magazine/newspaper citation: "Rumely filled out orders for its new tractor to be sent to the USSR, after Josef Stalin ordered 175 of the new tractors in 1925, according to the November/December 2000 issue of Antique Power."

Internet citation: "According to an article published March 7, 2005 on cnn.com, the 'Bloody Sunday' march was remembered all over Ireland." Hints: •Any time you have a number, proper name, date, or place, it will need to be cited. •The only information/ideas that do not need citations are: •ideas that are original with you. •general information that the entire population knows (ex. The capitol of the U.S. is Washington, D.C., or, there are 50 states in the U.S.). •Be cautious with overuse of Internet sources. Try to stay with reliable sites like cnn.com, nytimes.com. Refrain from believing something is true just because you found one random website posted information. Make sure that you can prove that the person/entity posting the information is a credible source. Google, AskJeeves, yahoo, and their ilk are NOT sources! They are search engines! 3 …oops! I'm not ready to give my speech today. I know that when I turn this in, I have to give my speech the next school day, and if I do not (or I am truant), I will fail Oral Comm. I also know that I only get one of these sheets—not one for each speech!!

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Sample Outlining Skeleton

I. Introduction A. Teaser B. Thesis Statement C. Preview of Points

1st Transition

II. First Point A. One point made in first point B. Another point made in first point (with citation)

2nd Transition

III. Second Point A. One point made in second point (with citation) B. Another point made in second point

3rd Transition

IV. Third Point A. One point made in third point (with citation) B. Another point made in third point

V. Conclusion A. Restatement of thesis B. Review of Points C. Tieback to Teaser