ORAL PRESENTATION EVALUATION FORM

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Category / Considerations
Poor / Fair / Good / Excellent
Opening / Opening fails to engage the audience / Opening is minimally engaging / Interesting opening: engages audience / Opening captivates the audience with interest and/or intrigue
Comments on Opening
Organization / Audience cannot understand presentation because there is no sequence of information. Traditional scientific format is not followed. / Audience has difficulty following presentation because student jumps around. Outline departs somewhat from traditional scientific format. / Audience can easily follow information, which is presented in a logical sequence. Outline follows traditional scientific format. / Information in presented in a logical, interesting sequence which audience can follow and which follows a traditional scientific format.
Comments on Organization
Subject Knowledge / Student does not have grasp of information; student cannot answer questions about subject. / Student is uncomfortable with information and is able to answer only rudimentary questions. / Student is at ease with expected answers to all questions, but fails to elaborate. / Student demonstrates full knowledge (more than required) by answering all class questions with explanations and elaboration.
Comments on Subject Knowledge
Visual Presentation / Slides are hard to read.
Too many or too few graphics are used.
Too many words on one slide. / Slides may be confusing to follow, but there is occasionally appropriate use of graphics and/or text. / Graphics relate to text and presentation.
Text can be followed with little effort. / Student's graphics explain and reinforce screen text and presentation.
Text is clear and concise.
Comments on Visual Presentation
Oral Presentation / Presenters read all of report with no eye contact. Presenters mumble, speak too quietly to be heard, and incorrectly pronounce terms. / Presenters occasionally uses eye contact, but still read most of report. Audience members have difficulty hearing/understanding parts of presentation because of low voices. / Presenters maintain eye contact most of the time but frequently return to notes. Most words are pronounced correctly. Most audience members can hear and understand presentation. / Presenters maintain eye contact with audience, seldom returning to notes. Presenters use a clear voice and correct, precise pronunciation of terms so that all audience members can easily hear and understand the presentation.
Comments on Oral Presentation

Date:______Evaluator:______