GROUP/INDIVIDUAL PRESENTATION EVALUATION (50pts)

NAME (S)______Topic______

Other COMMENTS…

Verbal Delivery______(5)

Stage Presence______(5)

Message Content______(5)

MessageOrganization______(5)

Effective Introduction______(5)

Effective Conclusion______(5)

Creativity______(5)

Kept to Time Frame______(5)

Overall Presentation______(10)

TOTAL possible 50pts______

GROUP/INDIVIDUAL PRESENTATION EVALUATION

SAMPLE GRADING RUBERIC

Category / 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5
Verbal Delivery / Little or no attempt made to demonstrate skill in this area. / Inadequate:
Delivery poor.
-Volume, rate, pronunciation & enunciation unclear and audience cannot
understand most of message.
-You have to work to understand the words. / Fair:
Delivery quality minimal.
-Rate too fast or slow
-Choppy flow & pauses.
-Volume is low or too loud.
-Pronunciation & enunciation unclear.
-Regular verbal crutches (ex: "ahs," "uh/ums," or "you knows”).
-Delivery problems cause disruption to message. / Competent:
Delivery adequate.
-Adequate rate & pauses
-Suitable volume & variety.
-Enunciation and pronunciation suitable.
-Few verbal crutches (ex: "ahs," "uh/ums," or "you knows”). / Exemplary:
Delivery emphasizes and enhances message.
-Good rate & flow.
-Good volume & variety.
-Clear enunciation
-No verbal crutches (ex: "ahs," uh/ums," or "you knows”).
Stage Presence / Little or no attempt made to demonstrate skill in this area. / Inadequate:
Stage presence poor
-Distracting and erratic body movements, gestures.
-Rarely utilizes facial expressions.
-Stance fidgety or sloppy.
-Rarely makes eye contact with audience. / Fair:
Stage presence quality minimal.
-Sporadic gestures & minimal facial expressions
-Body movements and stance occasionally fidgets and sloppy.
-Utilizes minimal eye contact. / Competent:
Stage presence adequate.
-Uses gestures & facial expressions appropriately.
-Stance natural.
-Appropriate eye contact. / Exemplary:
Stage presence emphasizes and enhances message.
-Animated gestures & facial expressions
-Poised stance
-Good eye contact
Message Content / Little or no attempt made to demonstrate skill in this area. / Inadequate:
Message content is ill-focused and unclear
-Includes irrelevant content with unclear connections.
-Ignores listeners and situation. / Fair:
The speaker provides basic content to meet the requirements of task.
-Includes some irrelevant, unfocussed content.
-Adapts poorly to the listener and situation.
-Speaker uses wordsand concepts inappropriate for knowledge and experiences of listener (slang, jargon, technicallanguage). / Competent:
The speaker provides adequate content to meet requirements of task.
-Focus primarily on relevant content.
-Adapts content in a general way to audience.
-Uses words and concepts appropriate for knowledge and experience of general audience. / Exemplary:
Content is superior in meeting requirements of task.
-Provides variety of information appropriate for purpose (i.e. details, examples and other evidence)
-Analyzes audience and adapts content adding explanations as necessary.
-Utilizes arguments adapted to values and motivations of specific
listener.
Message Organization / Little or no attempt made to demonstrate skill in this area. / Inadequate:
The message is disorganized and purpose and focus unclear. / Fair:
Message organization appears random or rambling at points.
-Difficult to understandsequence and relationships
among ideas.
-Ideas disorganized and do not follow a consistent logical pattern. / Competent:
Message is organized.
-Sequence and relationships of ideas are understood.
-Basic links made about sequence and relationships of ideas.
-Ideas in message follow a logical outline. / Exemplary:
Message is well organized.
-Speaker helps audience understand sequence and relationships of
ideas through presentation aids, previews, transition, and summaries.
Introduction / Little or no attempt made to demonstrate skill in this area. / Inadequate:
Introduction is weak.
-Topic and relevance unclear.
-Fails to preview or summarize message content.
-Does not to try to establish credibility of topic and speaker. / Fair:
Introduction is basic.
-Introduces topic.
-Attempts to provide summary of message content or preview of what is to come.
-Attempts to build credibility for topic and/or speaker. / Competent:
Introduction is adequate.
-Introduces topic and importance.
-Summarizes message content and gives brief preview.
-Tries to establish credibility of topic and speaker. / Exemplary:
Introduction emphasizes and enhances message.
-Introduces topic importance and relevance.
-Grabs audience attention in a unique way.
-Provides summary of message content and a preview of what is to come.
-Establishes credibility of topic and speaker.
Conclusion / Little or no attempt made to demonstrate skill in this area. / Inadequate:
Conclusion is weak.
-Conclusion is abrupt or seems to drop off.
-Does not review content or main point
-Ends with something like “The end” or “That’s it…” / Fair:
Conclusion is adequate
-Conclusion is clear but transition could be better.
-Reviews message content and/or main point. / Competent:
Conclusion is good.
-Prepares audience for conclusion.
-Attempt to conclude in a memorable way (delivery and content).
-Reviews message content and/or main point. / Exemplary:
Conclusion emphasizes and enhances message.
-Prepares audience for conclusion.
-Concludes in a memorable way (delivery and content).
-Reviews summary of message content and main point.
-Reinforces topic importance.
Creativity / Little or no attempt made to demonstrate skill in this area. / Inadequate:
Presentation does not utilize any means beyond standard speaking format to convey message.
-Delivery method is choppy and unclear at points.
-No delivery aids are employed
-While straight forward, no attempts are made to engage audience or grab attention / Fair:
Presentation attempts to employ some creativity communicate message.
-Delivery method flow is adequate.
-At least one delivery aid is employed
-Attempts are made to grab audience’s attention or keep them engaged. / Competent:
Presentation employs creative means to communicate message.
-Delivery methods are natural and engaging.
-Some delivery aids are employed
-Attempts are made to grab audience’s attention and keep them engaged. / Exemplary:
Presentation effectively employs significant creative means to communicate message.
-Delivery methods are natural and engaging
-A variety of delivery aids/tools are employed in unique ways.
-Message is explained and portrayed in a way to grab the audience’s attention and keep them engaged.
Kept to Time Frame / Little or no attempt made to demonstrate skill in this area. / Inadequate:
Presentations does not meet requirements (2 minutes or more short or long), / Fair:
Presentation runs a bit short or long (1 minute). / Competent:
Presentation is within time requirements give or take 30 seconds. / Exemplary:
Presentation fits outlined time requirements.
Category / 2 / 4 / 6 / 8 / 10
Overall Presentation / Little or no attempt made to demonstrate skill in this area. / Inadequate:
Overall presentation is poor.
-Speaker is not prepared.
-Presentation is choppy and unclear. / Fair:
Overall presentation is basic.
-Speaker is mostly prepared.
-Presentation is clear but could be smoother and more effective. / Competent:
Overall presentation is adequate.
-Speaker is prepared but could be more polished. -Presentation overall is effective. / Exemplary:
Overall presentation is excellent.
-Speaker is prepared and polished.
-Presentation is very effective and comes across smoothly.