Oral presentation evaluation rubric
Criteria
Rating: +=good; x=okay; -=poor
A. Content: Clarity & conciseness - overall  
1. intro: outlined presentation near the beginning  
2. main body of talk: Clear statement of topic / recommendation  
3. use road map / signs to help audience follow talk  
4. began each point / section w/ a topic sentence  
5. used appropriate transitions between major sections and points  
6. conclusion: summarized main points made  
   
B. Nonverbal communication - overall  
1. projected confidence; attractive & well-groomed appearance  
2. voice control - volume, clarity, intonation, expressiveness, speed  
3. facial expression appropriate  
4. good posture, position, movement on stage  
5. eye contact  
6. comfortable pace  
   
C. Maintaining audience interest - overall  
1. gained audience attention / engaged in problem  
2. used humor  
3. compelling data / graphics  
4. used gestures; appropriate 'energy level' for talk  
   
D. Media / Visual aids - overall:  
1. talked about each slide w/o reading directly from it  
2. controlled medium effectively  
3. maintained clear view for audience  
4. slides not cluttered or distracting  
   
E. Other  
1. controlled time well  
2. dealt well with interruptions  
3. front-loaded answers to questions  
4. gave minimal but sufficient background  
5. avoided mannerisms: you know, um, ahh, okay  

Gene Myers, Huxley College