Oral Presentation Rubric

Name: ______________________________Date: _______________

	Outstanding 4	Good 3	Acceptable 2	In serious need of improvement 1
Content	Question or purpose of study clearly stated. Points are clearly made and all evidence presented is relevant to question	Sufficient information that relates to thesis; many good points made but there is an uneven balance and little variation	There is a great deal of information that is not clearly connected to the thesis	Question not presented; information included that is not relevant to topic in question
Coherence and Organization	Thesis is clearly stated and developed; specific examples are appropriate and clearly develop thesis; conclusion is clear; shows control; flows together well; good transitions; succinct but not choppy; well organized	Most information presented in logical sequence; generally very well organized but better transitions from idea to idea and medium to medium needed	Concept and ideas are loosely connected; lacks clear transitions; flow and organization are choppy	Presentation is choppy and disjointed; does not flow; development of thesis is vague; no apparent logical order of presentation
Creativity	Very original presentation of material; uses the unexpected to full advantage; captures audience's attention	Some originality apparent; good variety and blending of materials/media	Little or no variation; material presented with little originality or interpretation	Repetitive with little or no variety; insufficient use of multimedia
Powerpoint	Slides highlight central concepts Facilitate understanding of oral presentation Font size large enough to facilitate reading Outline format Quantity of text adequate, not too lengthy	Use of multimedia not as varied and not as well connected to thesis	Choppy use of multimedia materials; lacks smooth transition from one medium to another; multimedia not clearly connected to thesis	Little or no multimedia used or ineffective use of multimedia; imbalance in use of materials—too much of one, not enough of another
Speaking Skills	Poised, clear articulation; proper volume; steady rate; good posture and eye contact; enthusiasm; confidence	Clear articulation but not as polished	Some mumbling; little eye contact; uneven rate; little or no expression	Inaudible or too loud; no eye contact; rate too slow/fast; speaker seemed uninterested and used monotone
Audience Response	Involved the audience in the presentation; points made in creative way; held the audience's attention throughout	Presented facts with some interesting "twists"; held the audience's attention most of the time	Some related facts but went off topic and lost the audience; mostly presented facts with little or no imagination	Incoherent; audience lost interest and could not determine the point of the presentation
Length of Presentation	Within two minutes of allotted time +/-	Within four minutes of allotted time +/-	Within six minutes of allotted time +/-	Too long or too short; ten or more minutes +/- below the allotted time