Oral Presentation Grading Criteria

Score Criteria Details

Delivery Voice Enunciation, inflection, projection, tone
 Easy to listen to; vocal dynamics support content
20 % Pacing Speed of ideas and speech

Body Language Eye contact, gesture, posture

Preparation Fluency, little dependence on notes

Organization Introduction Opening gambits, engaging audience, providing background info, clarifying
purpose
20 % Division of themes

Conclusion Logic in order of presenters; clear links between sections

Discourse

Reinforcing, summary

Coherence, logic, focus, continuity of thought

Content Depth Adjusted for audience
30% Level Information load, relevance

Authority Convincing, sources noted & quoted appropriately

Terminology Explanation of key terms

Language Communicative force Appropriate usage, style and structure
15 %
 Pronunciation Clarity and intelligibility

Grammar Accuracy

Vocabulary Choice

Audience Audience Participation Ability to engage audience

Using interactive techniques
15 % Judging Understanding Responding appropriately to questions

Depersonalization Evaluating listeners’ knowledge and using it

Maintaining objectivity

100 %

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