Oral Presentation Rubric

Criteria 0 3 5 10
Nonverbal Skills
Only focuses
Does not attempt Occasionally
attention to one Constantly looks
to look at looks at someone
particular part of at someone or
Eye Contact audience at all, or some groups
the class, does some groups at all
reads notes the during
not scan times
entire time presentation
audience
Gives audience
Has either a
Occasionally Occasionally clues to what the
deadpan
displays both a demonstrates content of speech
expression of
deadpan and either a deadpan is about;
Facial shows a
conflicting OR conflicting Appropriate
Expressions conflicting
expression expression expression, never
expression
during during notice a deadpan
during entire
presentation presentation or conflicting
presentation
expression
Natural hand
No gestures are
Gestures gestures are
notices
demonstrated
Occasionally Stands up straight
Posture Leans on podium slumps over with both feet on
podium or leans the ground.
Vocal Skills
Demonstrates a
Occasionally
Shows absolutely Shows some strong positive
shows positive
Enthusiasm no interest in negativity toward feeling about
feelings about
topic presented topic presented topic during entire
topic
presentation
Vocalized Pauses 10 or more are No vocalized
6-9 are noticed 1-5 are noticed
(uh, well uh, um) noticed pauses noticed
Content
Audience has no Vaguely tells Clearly explains
Topic
idea what the audience what what the report is
Announced
report is on report is over covering
Presentation is Presentation falls
less than within required
Time frame Presentation is
minimum time time frame 5-8
1-3 minutes minutes
Visual Aid Poor, distracts Adds nothing to Thoughts Visual aid
 enhances
audience and is articulated presentation, all
hard to read or presentation clearly, but not thoughts
none at all engaging articulated and
keeps interest
No errors at all –
Complete written grammatical Few mechanical
none well written and
copy of work errors errors
edited
Mumbles, Thoughts Presentation is
Thoughts don't
audience has articulated organized and the
Professionalism flow, not clear,
difficulty clearly, though interest level of
of Presentation does not engage
hearing, does not engage the audience is
audience
confusing audience maintained
NOTE CARDS None 2 4 10 or more

BONUS: presents in costume