Presentation Rubric
GROUP: _________________________________________________
Total Score: _______
Distinguished
Date: __________
Intermediate
Novice
Audience is able to hear as a
whole, but
Presenters are difficult to hear.
there are times when volume is
not quite
adequate.
5
5
3
1
Speaker/s may at times seem
like s/he/they is/ are rushing or The rates of speaking are too
Rates of speech are appropriate.
exaggerating pauses.
slow or too
Rates
fast.
5
5
3
1
Speaker/s make/s eye contact with Eye contact may focus on only Very little eye contact is made
everyone
one
with the
Mannerisms
and has/have no nervous habits.
member of the audience or a
audience. It may sound like the
Speaker/s has/ have
select few
speaker
members. Mildly distracting
is reading the presentation.
excellent posture.
nervous
Nervous
habits are present but do not
habits that distract the audience
override
are
the content.
present.
5
5
3
1
Presentation involves audience,
Audience is involved but
Speaker/s does not involve
allowing
inadequate
audience.
Engagement
time for audience to think and
processing or response time is
respond.
provided.
Presenters are easy to hear.
Volume
5
Organization
5
Presentation is well organized with
a
beginning, middle, and end. There
is a
strong organizing theme, with clear
main
ideas and transitions.
10
10
Information is complete and
accurate. Clear
Content
10
Appropriate length.
Comments:
Bresciani and Bowman, 2002
unclear purpose, and/or unclear
relationships or transitions.
7
5
Details and examples are
lacking or not
well chosen for the topic or
than in distinguished category or audience.
resources are present but less
than
Lacks evidence of research.
adequate for assignment.
10
5
1
Presentation shows little
organization,
Research component is less
evident
evidence of research.
Length
3
Speaker loses train of thought,
does not
stay with the proposed outline,
or
connections are attempted but
not made
clear for the audience.
5
7
5
Time is appropriately used, but Presentation lacks conclusion
may run
and/or
slightly over or under allotted
time and/or
time is not appropriately used.
information is not tied together or
conclusion is inadequate.
3
1
Presentation Rubric
GROUP: _________________________________________________
Total Score: _______
Distinguished
Date: __________
Intermediate
Novice
Audience is able to hear as a
whole, but
Presenters are difficult to hear.
there are times when volume is
not quite
adequate.
5
5
3
1
Speaker/s may at times seem
like s/he/they is/ are rushing or The rates of speaking are too
Rates of speech are appropriate.
exaggerating pauses.
slow or too
Rates
fast.
5
5
3
1
Speaker/s make/s eye contact with Eye contact may focus on only Very little eye contact is made
everyone
one
with the
Mannerisms
and has/have no nervous habits.
member of the audience or a
audience. It may sound like the
Speaker/s has/ have
select few
speaker
members. Mildly distracting
is reading the presentation.
excellent posture.
nervous
Nervous
habits are present but do not
habits that distract the audience
override
are
the content.
present.
5
5
3
1
Presentation involves audience,
Audience is involved but
Speaker/s does not involve
allowing
inadequate
audience.
Engagement
time for audience to think and
processing or response time is
respond.
provided.
Presenters are easy to hear.
Volume
5
Organization
5
Presentation is well organized with
a
beginning, middle, and end. There
is a
strong organizing theme, with clear
main
ideas and transitions.
10
10
Information is complete and
accurate. Clear
Content
10
Appropriate length.
Comments:
Bresciani and Bowman, 2002
unclear purpose, and/or unclear
relationships or transitions.
7
5
Details and examples are
lacking or not
well chosen for the topic or
than in distinguished category or audience.
resources are present but less
than
Lacks evidence of research.
adequate for assignment.
10
5
1
Presentation shows little
organization,
Research component is less
evident
evidence of research.
Length
3
Speaker loses train of thought,
does not
stay with the proposed outline,
or
connections are attempted but
not made
clear for the audience.
5
7
5
Time is appropriately used, but Presentation lacks conclusion
may run
and/or
slightly over or under allotted
time and/or
time is not appropriately used.
information is not tied together or
conclusion is inadequate.
3
1