RUBRICS FOR ORAL PRESENTATION:

Group: _______________ Date: ______________

Section: ______________ Score: _____________
Group Members:

Manner
5 4 3 2 1
Eye Contact Holds attention of entire Consistent use of direct Displayed fair eye contact Displayed minimal eye No eye contact with
audience with the use of eye contact with with audience, while contact with audience, audience, as entire
direct eye contact, seldom audience, but still returns reading occasionally from while reading mostly from report is read from
looking at notes. to notes. the notes. the notes. notes.
Body Language Movements seem fluid Made movements or Fair movement or Very little movement or No movement or
and help the audience gestures that enhance descriptive gestures. descriptive gestures. descriptive gestures.
visualize. articulation.
Poise Student displays relaxed, Makes minor mistakes, Makes minor and major Displays mild tension; has Tension and
self-confident nature but quickly recovers from mistakes but recovers from trouble recovering from nervousness is
about self, with no them; displays little or no them. Displays little mistakes. obvious; has trouble
mistakes. tension. tension. recovering from
mistakes.
Enthusiasm Demonstrates a strong, Shows positive feelings Occasionally shows positive Shows some negativity Shows absolutely no
positive feeling about about topic. feelings about topic. toward topic presented. interest in topic
topic during entire presented.
presentation.
Elocution Student uses a clear voice Student’s voice is clear. Student’s voice is fair. Student’s voice is low. Student mumbles,
and correct, precise Student pronounces Student pronounces some Student incorrectly incorrectly pronounces
pronunciation of terms so most words correctly. words incorrectly. Some pronounces terms. terms, and speaks too
that all audience Most audience members audience members Audience members have quietly for a majority
members can hear can hear presentation. occasionally cannot hear difficulty hearing of students to hear.
presentation. presentation. presentation.

5 4
Subject Student demonstrates full
Knowledge knowledge by answering
all class questions with
explanations and
elaboration.
Organization Student presents
information in logical,
interesting sequence
which audience can
follow.
Mechanics Presentation has no
misspellings or
grammatical errors.
4 3
Required The visual aid includes all
Elements and required elements as well
Labels as additional information.
All items of importance on
the visual aid are clearly
labeled with labels that
can be read from at least
3 feet away.
Attractiveness The visual aid is
exceptionally attractive in
terms of design, layout,
and neatness.
Method
3 2 1
Student is at ease with Student is uncomfortable Student is uncomfortable Student does not have
expected answers to all with some information and with most of the grasp of information;
questions, without is able to answer only information and is able to student cannot answer
elaboration. rudimentary questions. attempt in answering questions about
rudimentary questions. subject.
Student presents Audience has difficulty Audience has difficulty Audience cannot
information in logical following presentation following presentation understand
sequence which audience sometimes because student most of the time because presentation because
can follow. jumps around. student jumps around. there is no sequence of
information.
Presentation has no Presentation has three Student’s presentation Student’s presentation
more than two misspellings and/or has four spelling and/or has five or more
misspellings and/or grammatical errors. grammatical errors. spelling and/or
grammatical errors. grammatical errors.
Visual
2 1
All required elements are All but 1 of the required Several required elements
included on the visual elements are included on were missing.
aid. the visual aid.
Labels are too small to
Almost all items of Many items of importance view OR no important
importance on the visual on the visual aid are clearly items were labeled.
aid are clearly labeled labeled with labels that can
with labels that can be be read from at least 3 feet
read from at least 3 feet away.
away.
The visual aid is The visual aid is acceptably The visual aid is
attractive in terms of attractive though it may be distractingly messy or very
design, layout, and a bit messy. poorly designed. It is not
neatness. attractive.