Oral Presentation Rubric

0 (Unacceptable) 1 (Marginal) 2 (Good) 3 (Excellent) Score

Body No movement or descriptive
Language gestures.
Eye Contact No eye contact with audience.
▪ inaudible or too loud
▪ some mumbling
Speaking ▪ rate too slow/fast
▪ uneven rate
Skills ▪ speaker seemed uninterested
▪ little or no expression
and used monotone
▪ displays neither clear
introductory nor closing remarks
▪ does not present the segments
of the body of the presentation in
Organization a coherent manner
▪ irrelevant statements are made
▪ leaves the audience wondering
where the presentation is
headed.
Very little movement or
descriptive gestures.
Minimal eye contact with audience.
▪ displays some level of
organization with discernible
theme, but the presentation is not
organized clearly or in a coherent
manner.
▪ introductory and closing remarks body of the presentation in a
are missing.
Movements or gestures
enhance articulation.
Consistent use of direct eye
contact with some audience.
Clear articulation but not as
polished
▪ displays introductory or closing
remarks, but segments of the body
of the presentation are not
presented in a coherent manner.
▪ presents the segments of the
coherent manner, but introductory
or closing remarks are missing.
Movements seemed fluid and
helped the audience visualize.
Holds attention of entire audience with
the use of direct eye contact.
▪ Poised, clear articulation
▪ proper volume
▪ steady rate
▪ good posture
▪ enthusiasm
▪ confidence
▪ delivers clear opening and closing
remarks that capture the attention of the
audience and set the mood
▪ provides a “road map” for the
audience
▪ each segment relates to the others
according to a carefully planned
framework

Satisfactory use of inflection, but

Consistently uses a monotone Displays some level of inflection Use of fluid speech and inflection
Voice does not consistently use fluid
voice throughout delivery. maintains the interest of the audience.
speech.

▪ ran too quickly through visuals ▪ gave audience almost enough ▪ gave audience ample time to absorb
and spoke more to the screen than time to absorb material, but information on visual
Visuals Used no visuals. to the audience occasionally read the slide ▪ spoke to the audience, not the screen
▪ visuals did not detract from the ▪ visuals added to the presentation. ▪ visuals greatly enhanced presentation.
presentation.
▪ correct use of grammar
▪ one or two minor grammar errors. ▪ correct grammar ▪ use of some advanced language
Multiple grammar errors and use
Language
of inappropriate vocabulary.
▪ vocabulary use is too elementary ▪ vocabulary mostly appropriate for ▪ effective use of appropriate
or not effective the purpose and the audience vocabulary for the purpose and for the
audience
Totals

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