Name _______________________________________
Presentation Rubric
Trait
4
3
2
1
Nonverbal Skills
Holds attention of entire
Consistent use of direct
Displayed minimal eye
No eye contact with
audience with the use of
eye contact with
contact with audience,
audience, as entire report
Eye Contact
direct eye contact, seldom audience, but still returns while reading mostly from
is read from notes.
looking at notes.
to notes.
the notes.
Body
Laguage
Poise
Movements seem fluid
and help the audience
visualize, student doesn't
lean on desk etc
Made movements or
gestures that enhances
articulation.
Very little movement or
descriptive gestures.
No movement or
descriptive gestures.
Makes minor mistakes,
Student displays relaxed,
Displays mild tension; has Tension and nervousness
but quickly recovers from
self-confident nature about
trouble recovering from
is obvious; has trouble
them; displays little or no
self, with no mistakes.
mistakes.
recovering from mistakes.
tension.
Student dressed neatly
and some presentation
extras are overdone or
childish.
Student either failed to
dress neatly or created a
non-businesslike
presentation.
Student made no effort to
dress neatly.
Backgrounds, pictures
and extras are irrelevant,
gaudy or overdone.
Occasionally shows
positive feelings about
topic.
Shows some negativity
toward topic presented.
Shows absolutely no
interest in topic
presented.
Student’s voice is clear.
Student pronounces
Student uses a clear voice
most
and correct, precise
words correctly. Most
pronunciation of terms so
that all audience members audience members can
hear
can hear presentation.
presentation.
Student’s voice is low.
Student incorrectly
pronounces terms.
Audience members have
difficulty hearing
presentation.
Student mumbles,
incorrectly pronounces
terms, and speaks too
quietly for a majority of
students to hear.
Subject
Knowledge
Student demonstrates full
knowledge by answering
all class questions with
explanations and
elaboration.
Student is at ease with
expected answers to all
questions, without
elaboration.
Student is uncomfortable
with information and is
only able
to answer rudimentary
questions.
Student does not have
grasp of information;
student cannot answer
questions about subject.
Organization
Student presents
information in logical,
interesting sequence
which audience can follow.
Student presents
information in logical
sequence which
audience can follow.
Audience has difficulty
following presentation
because student jumps
around.
Audience cannot
understand presentation
because there is no
sequence of information.
Student dressed in
Professional- business casual attire and
presentation extras are
ism
business appropriate
Verbal Skills
Demonstrates a strong,
Enthusiasm positive feeling about topic
during entire presentation.
Elocution
Content
Career
Slides
College
Slides
Work time
Career slides contain all of
Career slides are missing
Career slides are missing
the required content from
much of the required
some required content.
the graphic organizer.
content.
College slides contain all
of the required content
from the graphic
organizer.
College slides are
missing some required
content.
College slides are missing
much of the required
content.
Career Slides contain
less than half of the
content required.
College Slides contain
less than half of the
content required.
Student misused time far
Student did not use
more than he or she
classtime wisely for the
Student used classtime
Student appears to have
should to make a project completion of this project
In class use wisely. Student's project
used the majority of his
that matched the
to appropriately get the
demonstrates a strong use
of time/
or her classtime well to
guidelines. Many items
project done. If in a
workload for of time and dedication to
create a decent final
are missing or incomplete group, student did far less
making a complete
project
product.
in the project because of than half of the workload
project.
the student's time misuse.
for this project.
Student misused time far
Student did not use
more than he/she should
classtime wisely for the
Student used classtime
Student appears to have
to make a well-prepared
preparation of this
wisely. Student's
In class use
used the majority of his
presentation. Many items
presentation and it is
presentation demonstrates
of time/
or her classtime well to
are missing or incomplete
visibly evident. If in a
workload for a strong use of time and
prepare for the
in the presentation
group, student did far less
presentation dedication to presenting a
presentation.
because of the student's than half of the workload
prepared-for presentation.
time misuse.
for this presentation.
Total: ________ out of 48; Percent: _____%