Public Speaking Touchstone 3 Persuasive Speech

Touchstone 3 Rubric and Feedback

Rubric Category

Feedback

Score

Organization

Good start here! The Speech structure meets all the requirements however some support is missing, or one element of Monroe’s Motivated Sequence is not represented. The Action step of Monroe’s Motivated Sequence was missing, and the summary was weak.

20/25

Acceptable

Persuasive

Good job! The speech took a clear stance on an issue and the arguments and approach were consistently persuasive in nature. My only suggestion here would be to add verbal source citations to your empirical support.

18/20

Proficient

Use of Appeals

The speech only contained one type of appeal (logos.) It lacked appeals to ethos and pathos. It might be helpful to refer to the “Using Appeals in Persuasive Speaking” section of Unit 3 to review this.

9/20

Needs Substantial Revision

Balance of Appeals

The speech contained one type of appeal effectively, however the other appeals were underused, used ineffectively, or absent. Please see my comments above.

13/20

Needs Improvement

Language

You have a good start here. The language was predominantly clear and appropriate to the audience, generally helping the audience connect with the speaker and the topic. However, your arguments would be more persuasive if you used language that reflected the severity of the problem and the urgent need to solve it.

12/15

Acceptable

Overall Score:

72/100

Acceptable