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I nst it ut ional
n u b ri c
O ralCommunica ti oR
UTIUNIVM,RSITY
1 (Besinning)
T o p i cs e l e c t i o n

2 (Developinq)

3 ( Accompl i shed)

4 (Exemplarv)

Topicis generally

appropriate Topic
Topicinappropriate
or not
isappropriate
Topicis clearly
and
tailored
tothe
and
somewhat
adapted
tothe
adapted
tothespecific
audienceqnoni fi c arrdi onno
adaoted
tothesoecific
audience c noni fi n arrdi onno
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Co m m u n i c a tioof n Thesisisunclear,
notdevelopedThesis
isclearthough
notfully
t h et h e s i s / p u rp o se orexplained
developed
orsupported

Thesis
support

Thesis
isclear,
welldeveloped Thesis
is seamlessly
supported,
andsupported
conclusion
seems
inevitable.

Somecontent
is relevant
orfully
Support
islacking
ornot
Relationships
between
thesis,
analyzed;
supporl
not
uniformly
effective
intermsoftimeliness,
assertions,
and
evidence
are
effective
interms
oftimeliness,generally
relevance
orauthority
clear
relevance,
orauthority
O r g a n i z i npgr i n ci p l e sMainpoints
areunclear
or
Mainpointsareclear,sub-pointsMainpoints
areclearly
stated;
unstated;
sub-points
lack
do
not
always
support
main
sub-points
support
mainpoints;
coherence
oraremissing,
points;
organization
somewhat organization
is logical;
time
unfocused,
orrambling;
time
generally
uneven;
time
limits
met
limits
are
met
limitrequirements
arenotmet
L a n g u a gues a ge
Language
hasnotbeenadapted Language
notalways
Language
is appropriate
tothe

Relationships
between
thesis,
assertions,
andevidence
are
consistently
clearandof high
quality

Mainpoints
areclearly
stated
parallel
using
language
and
transitions;
sub-points
extend
mainpoints;timelimitsarewellmanaoed

Language
istailored
tothetopic
grammatical
andnotcompletelytopicaudience,
andoccasion;
audience,
and
occasion;
adapted
totheaudience,
most language
isgrammatically
language
iseloquent
and
words
areappropriately
formal, correct
andappropriately
formal,
persuasrve
inclusive,
clear,
andvivid
inclusrve.
clearandvivid
pitched
Voiceappropriately
qualities
and Vocal
aregenerally Vocalqualities
areperfectly
cffcctiuc
nar:n
nitch anfl
well-paced;
few
matched
to roomandoccasion
mispronunciations,
little
intensity
varied
enhanced
bypace,
; pronunciatroneffectiveness
mumbling
pitchandcadence
orslurring
andadiculation
correct
Eyecontact
lacking;
body
Someeyecontact
madewith
Frequent
eyecontact
madewith Eyecontact
sustained;
body
language
andexpression
audience;
bodylanguage
and
audrence;
bodylanguage
and
language
andfacial
expressions
ineffective
ordisruptive;
attire
facial
expressions
facial
mostly
expressions
appropriate;confident;
speakef
s credibility
drstracting,
reduces
credibility relaxed;
attiresuitable
attire
suitable
foroccasion
enhanced
byattire
poorly
managed,
Questions
Ampletimeallowed
for
Questions
acknowledged,
but
responses
indirect,
entire
questions;
Timeallowed
forquestions;
focused
responses
someanswers
indirect
or
audience
notconsidered,
hostile
gapsin
answers
well-structured;
well-formulated,
shallow;
audience's
needs
not
or contemptuous
responses
audience
treated
withrespect knowledge
admitted;
audience
always
met;
responses
civil
given
hasitsneedsmet

to theaudience,
topic,
or
occasion;
language
includes
jargon,isnotcorrect
orvivid;
wordsareinappropriate
Ca d e n caer,t i c ul a ti o nVoice
,
tooquietorloud,notwell
paced,
monotonous;
words
in t o n a t i oann d
mispronounced,
mum b leodr
volume
poorlyafiiculated

No n v e r b a l
c o m m u n i c a ti o n

Follow-up

Basedon National
Standards
for Oralcommunication/AAC&U
Rubric/
SOUfaculty
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