Persuasive Speech
Evaluation
Speech 220
Speaker:
_______________________________ Topic:
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Time: _______
Invention: _____ (40%)
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Adequately supported all claims? §
Cited at least 5 credible (to audience) sources? §
Strength and effectiveness of logical appeal? § Strength and effectiveness of emotional appeal? §
Included and dealt with all significant opposition
arguments? Unsatisfactory Satisfactory Good Very Good Excellent |
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Arrangement: _____ (30%)
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Complete and persuasive statement of speaker’s
thesis? §
Clear and persuasive preview of main claims? §
Effectively established ethos for this
audience? §
Well organized with effective transitions? §
Persuasive restatement of thesis, summary, and
definitive close? Unsatisfactory Satisfactory Good Very Good Excellent |
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Style: _____ (15%)
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Effectively and relevantly adapted thesis to
audience? §
Able to refute audience’s positions without
alienating audience? §
Language and examples selected likely to persuade
or abrade? §
How persuasive was the end result? Unsatisfactory Satisfactory Good Very Good Excellent |
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Memory and Delivery: _____
(15%)
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Eye contact & freedom from “reading?” §
Voice projection/rate/tone/disfluencies? §
Gestures/posture/nervous habits? §
Was the speaking style persuasive (or
abrasive)? Unsatisfactory Satisfactory Good Very Good Excellent |
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Total Speech Grade: _____