ORAL PRESENTATION RUBRIC

CRITERIA Excellent Very Satisfactory Satisfactory Needs Improvement

Rating
4 3 2 1
Student demonstrates full Student is at ease with Student is uncomfortable Student does not have
SUBJECT knowledge by answering all expected answers to all with information and is able grasp of information;
_____ x 6
KNOWLEDGE class questions with questions, without to answer only rudimentary student cannot answer
explanations and elaboration. elaboration. questions. questions about subject.
Student presents information Student presents Audience has difficulty Audience cannot
ORGANIZATION in logical, interesting information in logical following presentation understand presentation
_____ x 3
sequence which audience sequence which because student jumps because there is no
can follow. audience can follow. around. sequence of information
Presentation has no Presentation has no Presentation has three Student’s presentation
MECHANICS misspellings or grammatical more than two misspellings and/or has four or more spelling
_____ x 2
errors. misspellings and/or grammatical errors. and/or grammatical
grammatical errors. errors.
Holds attention of entire Consistent use of direct Displayed minimal eye No eye contact with
EYE CONTACT audience with the use of eye contact with contact with audience, audience, as entire
_____ x 1
direct eye contact, seldom audience, but still while reading mostly from report is read from
looking at notes. returns to notes. the notes. notes.
Movements seem fluid and Made movements or Very little movement or No movement or
BODY help the audience visualize. gestures that enhance descriptive gestures. descriptive gestures.
MOVEMENTS Student displays relaxed, articulation. Makes Displays mild tension; has Tension and
AND POISE self-confident nature about minor mistakes, but trouble recovering from nervousness is obvious; _____ x 1
self, with no mistakes. quickly recovers from mistakes. has trouble recovering
them; displays little or no from mistakes.
tension.
Demonstrates a strong, Occasionally shows Shows some negativity Shows absolutely no
ENTHUSIASM positive feeling about topic positive feelings about toward topic presented. interest in topic _____ x 1
during entire presentation. topic. presented.
Student uses a clear voice Student’s voice is clear. Student’s voice is low. Student mumbles,
ELOCUTION and correct, precise Student pronounces Student incorrectly incorrectly pronounces
pronunciation of terms so that most words correctly. pronounces terms. terms, and speaks too
_____ x 1
all audience members can Most audience members Audience members have quietly for a majority of
hear presentation. can hear presentation. difficulty hearing students to hear.
presentation.

TOTAL = _______________