Speech Evaluation

		Date: _________________________
		Class: _________________________

Rating Scale:

1-2 Poor

3-4 Fair

5-6 Average

7-8 Good

9-10 Superior

NA -- Not Applicable

Speaker's Name:	________________________________________________
Evaluator's Name:	________________________________________________

				Comments
The Speaker:	1.	introduced self	1. ________
The Speaker:	2.	understood the material well	2. ________
	3.	spoke slowly enough	3. ________
	4.	looked at the audience	4. ________
	5.	looked confident	5. ________
	6.	spoke loudly enough	6. ________

The Presentation:	7.	made plain right away what was being proposed	7. ________
The Presentation:	8.	offered good reasons	8. ________
	9.	defined difficult or technical words	9. ________
	10.	backed the reasons with evidence	10. ________
	11.	mentioned and replied to pertinent objections	11. ________
	12.	seemed feasible in this case	12. ________
	13.	made plain the need for action	13. ________
	14.	was organized and easily followed	14. ________
	15.	made a call for action	15. ________
	16.	was suitable for the particular audience	16. ________

The Questions:	17.	were answered clearly	17. ________
The Questions:	18.	were answered substantively	18. ________

The Visuals:	19.	effective	19. ________
The Visuals:	20.	were integrated into the presentation	20. ________



Source: UMD Department of Composition, n.d. (Original place of publication unknown.)