Oral Presentation Rubric : Public Speaking

Teacher Name: Sarah Boisselle

Student Name: ________________________________________

CATEGORY
Enthusiasm 15%

Exemplary
Facial expressions and body
language generate a strong
interest and enthusiasm about
the chosen topic in others.

Speaks Clearly 20%

Speaks clearly and distinctly all Speaks clearly and distinctly all Speaks clearly and distinctly
(100-95%) the time, and
(100-95%) the time, but
most ( 94-85%) of the time.
mispronounces no words.
mispronounces one word.
Mispronounces no more than
one word.

Stays on Topic 25%

Stays on topic all (100%) of the Stays on topic most (99-90%) of Stays on topic some (89%-75%) It was hard to tell what the topic
time.
the time.
of the time.
was.

Posture and Eye Contact 15%

Stands up straight, looks

relaxed and confident.
Establishes eye contact with
everyone in the room during the
TED Talk presentation.

Volume 15%

Volume is loud enough to be

Volume is loud enough to be
Volume is loud enough to be
Volume often too soft to be
heard by all audience members heard by all audience members heard by all audience members heard by all audience members.
throughout the TED Talk
at least 90% of the time.
at least 80% of the time.
presentation.

Preparedness 10%

Student is completely prepared Student seems pretty prepared The student is somewhat
and has obviously rehearsed.
but might have needed a couple prepared, but it is clear that
more rehearsals.
rehearsal was lacking.

Date Created: Feb 05, 2015 09:37 am (CST)

Proficient
Facial expressions and body
language sometimes generate a
strong interest and enthusiasm
about the chosen topic in
others.

Adequate
Facial expressions and body
language are used to try to
generate enthusiasm, but seem
somewhat faked.

Stands up straight and

Sometimes stands up straight
establishes eye contact with
and establishes eye contact.
everyone in the room during the
TED Talk presentation.

NeedsImprovement
Very little use of facial
expressions or body language.
Did not generate much interest
in topic being presented.

Often mumbles or can not be

understood OR mispronounces
more than one word.

Slouches and/or does not look

at people during the TED Talk
presentation.

Student does not seem at all

prepared to present.