Persuasive Speech Rubric

Name_____________________________________

Hour__________

Persuasive Speeches will start on Wednesday April 3 and go until Friday April 5th
Persuasive Speech Details
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You need to be very interested in your topic, otherwise your speech will fall flat.
4­6 minutes in length (no more, no less).
Speech must be written in Monroe’s Sequence.
Speech must be in typed manuscript form. Manuscript means entire speech is written out. Then turn into keyword outline on paper or notecards.
● After speech is presented, please turn in manuscript of your speech.

Persuasive Speech Rubric
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Attention Step

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Reference to a subject, event, or occasion
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Personal greeting
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Rhetorical question
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Humorous anecdote
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Illustration
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Other

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Need Step

Problem: Techniques used:
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Statements
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Illustration, facts, examples ∙
Show ramifications (what will happen if this continues)
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Other


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Satisfaction Step
Solution:
Techniques used:
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Statements

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Explanation

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Theoretical demonstration ∙
Practical experience ∙
Meeting objections and potential counterarguments

Comments:
_____/3 Visualization Step Technique
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Positive method (“see” what will happen if…) ∙
Negative method (“see” what won’t happen if…) ∙
Contrast method (compare the negative and positive side)

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/4 Action Step
Conclusion

Methods
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Challenge to audience ∙
Summary of strong main points ∙
Illustration that leaves a strong image with audience ∙
Personal Intention

______/5 Body gestures are genuine and not forced, both feet are planted on floor.
Student does not pace. ______/5 Voice is lively and interesting. Voice is loud without yelling. Voice is varied in tone—not monotone. _____/3 Eyes scan the whole room. Student looks at manuscript minimally. Contact with audience is genuine and sincere. Speech is persuasive through evidence presented, well thought out ideas, practice, and delivery.
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6 7 8 9 10 ______/3 Length of speech is 4­6 min (­0.5 for every 5 seconds over or under)

Total _________/ 40 Grade____________________