NAME: ____________________________________________________________ SECTION:

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Speech about yourself

Ladies and gentlemen,

Thank you for giving me the opportunity to stand before you today and share a
little bit about myself. It's an honor to be here, and I hope that by sharing my story, I
can inspire and connect with each of you on a personal level.
I was born and raised in [Your Place of Birth], and from a young age, I was
curious about the world around me. I had a voracious appetite for knowledge, and
that curiosity led me to a lifelong journey of learning and exploration.
As a child, I often found myself immersed in books, seeking out new
experiences, and asking countless questions. This natural inquisitiveness shaped my
character and eventually led me to plan on pursuing a career in [Your chosen Career
or Field in the future]. By the [Year], when I graduated from [Your dream University]
with a degree in [Your dream Degree], I plan to work as [Your dream job]
These experiences will not only hone my skills but will also teach me valuable
life lessons about perseverance, adaptability, and the power of collaboration. But
beyond my academic life, I'm a firm believer in work-life balance. I enjoy spending
time with my family and friends, nurturing personal interests like [Your Hobbies or
Interests], and giving back to the community through [Your Volunteer Work or Causes
You Support].
I truly believe that life is a journey, and each step we take, each experience we
encounter, contributes to the person we become. It's not just about the destination
but the lessons we learn along the way.
I might face challenges, experienced triumphs, and learned from every step of
my journey. I believe that it's our shared experiences and the stories we tell that bring
us closer together as a community.
In closing, I want to express my gratitude for the opportunities and experiences
that have shape my life. I'm excited about the future and the new challenges and
adventures that await. And I'm equally excited to get to know each of you better and
learn about your unique journeys.
Thank you for taking the time to listen to my story, and I look forward to the
chance to connect with all of you in the future.

Speech Delivery Rubrics

Criteria 5 4 3 2 Scor
Excellent Good Fair Poor e
Entertaining Enjoyable Alright Boring
Eye The student uses eye The student Student looks up Students read
Contact contact to makes eye from their speech the speech and
communicate clearer contact with all a few times, never looks at
message by looking the sides of the generally the audience or
at audience room and looks contacting only hides behind the
members directly to up repeatedly. one area of the speech
highlight a point room
Voice, The speaker uses The audience Once or twice the It is difficult for
Volume volume of his or her always hear the audience cannot the audience to
and voice to emphasize speaker clearly understand an make out
Clarity points and to add insignificant detail important
meaning to the because the details because
presentation speaker speaks the speaker
too quietly or speaks quietly
mumbles or mumbles
Pace The speaker varies The pace of the The speaker The speakers
 the pace in order to speech is easy to maintains aa good pace makes it
emphasize points follow but may pace that may be difficult to
and add meaning not vary too slow or too understand the
fast but may not speech because
be it is too fast
understandable to
the audience
Poise Due to practice and While the The student The speaker
familiarity with the student may makes seems
speech, the speaker stumble, he or pronunciation unprepared and
makes only the she continues on errors or become unpracticed
smallest of errors in a professional befuddled at one because he or
like an unnecessary manner point. May use she stumbles
hesitation words like “um” over many
or “like” words, cannot
read the words
or has a
conversation
with him or
herself in front
of the class
Body The speaker’s The speaker’s The speaker’s The speakers
Language appearance is appearance is appearance may gestures are
professional in dress, professional in lack formality distracting. The
stance, and dress, stance because he or she speaker looks
gestures. The and gestures is fidgeting not depressed or
student uses their standing up apathetic.
body to emphasize straight or seems
points or add insecure.
meaning
Voice The speech is The speech is The speaker The speech is
Intonation delivered with delivered with sound delivered in a
enthusiasm and the enthusiasm uninterested in monotone or
speaker uses what he or she is apathetic voice
intonation in order to presenting
emphasize points
and add meaning

TOTAL SCORE: _________________ BEYONDERS: ______________________________