Rubric for Presentation Names: ____________________________________________________ March 5, 2019

Criteria Exceptional (4) Admirable (3) Acceptable (2) Amateur (1) Group Coach Total
Content An abundance of Sufficient There is a great Topic is not clear;
material clearly information that deal of information included
related to topic; relates to topic; information that that does not
points are clearly many good points is not clearly support topic in any
made and all made but there is connected to way
evidence supports an uneven balance the topic
topic; varied use and little variation
of materials
Coherence Topic is clearly Most information Concept and Presentation is
and stated and presented in logical ideas are loosely choppy and
Organization developed; sequence; connected; lacks disjointed; does not
specific examples generally very well clear transitions; flow; development of
are appropriate organized but flow and thesis is vague; no
and clearly better transitions organization are apparent logical
develop topic; from idea to idea choppy order of presentation
conclusion is and medium to
clear; shows medium needed
control; flows
together well;
good transitions;
succinct but not
choppy; well
organized
Creativity Very original Some originality Little or no Repetitive with little
presentation of apparent; good variation; or no variety;
material; uses the variety and material insufficient use of
unexpected to full blending of presented with multimedia
advantage; materials/media little originality
captures or
audience’s interpretation
attention
Material Balanced use of Use of multimedia Choppy use of Little or no
multimedia not as varied and multimedia multimedia used or
materials; not as well materials; lacks ineffective use of
properly used to connected to the smooth multimedia;
develop topic transition from imbalance in use of
presentation; use one medium to materials—too much
of media is varied another; of one, not enough of
and appropriate multimedia not another
clearly
connected to
topic
Speaking Skills Poised, clear Clear articulation Some Inaudible or too loud;
articulation; but not as polished mumbling; little no eye contact; rate
proper volume; eye contact; too slow/fast;
steady rate; good uneven rate; speaker seemed
posture and eye little or no uninterested and
contact; expression used monotone
enthusiasm;
confidence
Audience Involved the Presented facts Some related Incoherent; audience
Response audience in the with some facts but went lost interest and
presentation; interesting off topic and could not determine
points made in “twists”; held the lost the the point of the
creative way; held audience’s audience; presentation
the audience's attention most of mostly
attention the time presented facts
throughout with little or no
imagination
Length of Within six Within eight Within ten Too long or too
Presentation minutes of minutes of allotted minutes of short; eleven or more
allotted time time allotted time minutes above or
below the allotted
time