MERCY COLLEGE

JUNIOR SEMINAR
Oral Presentations Rubric
Students Name !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! "ate !!!!!!!!!!!!!! Pro#$ Mic%ael Sta##ord
Category Scoring Criteria
Total
Points Score
Organization
(15 points)
&%e t'(e o# (resentation is a((ro(riate #or t%e to(ic and
audience$
)
In#ormation is (resented in a lo*ical se+uence$ )
Presentation a((ro(riatel' cites re+uisite number o# re#erences$ )
Content
(45 points)
Introduction is attention,*ettin*- la's out t%e (roblem .ell- and
establis%es a #rame.or/ #or t%e rest o# t%e (resentation$
)
&ec%nical terms are .ell,de#ined in lan*ua*e a((ro(riate #or
t%e tar*et audience$
)
Presentation contains accurate in#ormation$ 01
Material included is rele2ant to t%e o2erall messa*e3(ur(ose$ 01
A((ro(riate amount o# material is (re(ared- and (oints made
re#lect .ell t%eir relati2e im(ortance$
01
&%ere is an ob2ious conclusion summari4in* t%e (resentation$ )
Presentation
(40 points)
S(ea/er maintains *ood e'e contact .it% t%e audience and is
a((ro(riatel' animated 5e$*$- *estures- mo2in* around- etc$6$
)
S(ea/er uses a clear- audible 2oice$ )
"eli2er' is (oised- controlled- and smoot%$ )
Good lan*ua*e s/ills and (ronunciation are used$ )
7isual aids are .ell (re(ared- in#ormati2e- e##ecti2e- and not
distractin*$
)
Len*t% o# (resentation is .it%in t%e assi*ned time limits$ )
In#ormation .as .ell communicated$ 01
Score Total Points 100
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