PRESENTATION RUBRICS
Criteria
1-2
The presentation contains little
to no valuable material/
It lacks organization and has
little evidence of preparation.
The presentation is not
creative.
The presentation needs
Content significant improvements in
(30%) design, layout and neatness.
There are frequent errors
(grammar, punctuation,
spelling, formatting, etc.) on
the slide
1–2
The presenter mumbles,
Pronunciation incorrectly pronounces terms.
(10%) Audience can hardly
understand the presentation.
3-5
The presentation has moments
where valuable material is
present but as a whole content
is lacking.
There are minimal signs of
organization or preparation.
The presentation is somewhat
creative.
The presentation needs
improvement in design, layout
or neatness. There are some
errors (grammar, punctuation,
spelling, formatting, etc.) on
the slides.
3-5
The presenter incorrectly
pronounces terms. Audience
has difficulty hearing the
presentation.
6-8 9 - 10
The presentation has a good The presentation has an
amount of material and exceptional amount of
benefits the audience. valuable material and is
It also has organizing ideas but extremely beneficial to the
can be much stronger with audience.
better preparation. It is also well organized, well
The presentation is creative. prepared and easy to follow.
The presentation has a nice The presentation is highly
design and layout. It is neat and creative.
easy to read. There might be The presentation has an
minor errors (grammar, excellent design and layout.
punctuation, spelling, It is neat and easy to
formatting, etc.) on the slides. understand the content. It is
basically free from errors
(grammar, punctuation,
spelling, formatting, etc.) on
the slides.
6-8 9 – 10
The presenter’s voice is clear. The presenter uses a clear
The presenter pronounces most voice and precise
words correctly. pronunciation of terms.
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The presenter produces basic
sentence forms.
Grammar &
Errors are frequent and may
structure
lead to misunderstanding.
(10%)
1-2
The presenter cannot respond
without noticeable pauses and
Fluency speak slowly, with frequent
(10%) repetition and self-correction.
1-2
Body language The presenter holds no eye
(10%) contact with the audience as
the entire report is read from
notes.
The presenter has little to no
use of body language and eye
contact to communicate with
the audience, with very little
care given to physical presence.
3-5
The presenter uses a mix of
simple and complex structures
but with limited flexibility.
The presenter may make
frequent grammatical mistakes.
3-5
The presenter usually
maintains flow of speech but
uses repetition, self-repetition,
and/or slow speech to keep
going.
3-5
The presenter displays minimal
eye contact with the audience,
while reading mostly from the
notes.
The presenter has limited use
of physical presence and body
language to communicate to
the audience, with very little
eye contact.
6-8
The presenter uses a wide
range of structures flexibly.
The presenter frequently
produces error-free sentences
though some grammatical
mistakes persist.
6-8
The presenter speaks fluently
with only occasional repetition
or self-correction.
Hesitation is usually content-
related and only rarely to
search for language.
6-8
The presenter has consistent
use of direct eye contact with
the audience, but still returns to
notes.
The presenter has overall
satisfactory physical presence
and use of body language at
times to communicate with the
audience.
9 -10
The presenter uses a full
range of structures naturally
and appropriately.
The presenter produces
consistently accurate
structures.
9 - 10
The presenter speaks
fluently with only rare
repetition or self-correction.
9 - 10
The presenter holds the
attention of the entire
audience with the use of
direct eye contact, seldom
looking at notes.
The presenter has excellent
physical presence and use of
body language to effectively
communicate with the
audience.
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Question
The presenter cannot answer
response
questions from judges or is
(20%)
able to answer very few basic
questions with minimal
explanation and little or no
detail.
1-2
The teammates never worked
Group from others’ ideas. It seems as
Collaboration though only a few people
(10%) worked on the presentation.
3-5
The presenter is able to answer
only rudimentary questions
with partial explanation and
limited detail.
3-5
The teammates sometimes
worked from others’ ideas.
However, it seems as though
certain people did not do as
much work as others.
6-8
The presenter shows adequate
knowledge by answering most
of the questions with mostly
clear, accurate explanation and
general detail.
6-8
The teammates worked from
others’ ideas most of the time.
And it seems like everyone did
some work, but some people
are carrying the presentation.
9 - 10
The presenter demonstrates
full knowledge by answering
all questions from judges
with clear, accurate
explanation and specific
detail.
9 - 10
The teammates always
worked from others’ ideas. It
was evident that all of the
group members contributed
equally to the presentation.