Oral Presentation Rubric
Name ________________________ Date _______
Class ____________________________________
Exceptional
Content An abundance of
material clearly related to
thesis; points are clearly
made and all evidence
supports thesis; varied
use of materials
Coherence and Thesis is clearly stated
Organization and developed; specific
examples are appropriate
and clearly develop
thesis; conclusion is clear;
shows control; flows
together well; good
transitions; succinct but
not choppy; well
organized
Creativity Very original
presentation of material;
uses the unexpected to
full advantage; captures
audience’s attention
Material Balanced use of
multimedia materials;
properly used to develop
thesis; use of media is
varied and appropriate
Admirable Acceptable Amateur
Sufficient information There is a great deal of Thesis not clear;
that relates to thesis; information that is not information included that
many good points made clearly connected to the does not support thesis in
but there is an uneven thesis any way
balance and little
variation
Most information Concept and ideas are Presentation is choppy
presented in logical loosely connected; lacks and disjointed; does not
sequence; generally very clear transitions; flow flow; development of
well organized but better and organization are thesis is vague; no
transitions from idea to choppy apparent logical order of
idea and medium to presentation
medium needed
Some originality Little or no variation; Repetitive with little or
apparent; good variety material presented with no variety; insufficient
and blending of little originality or use of multimedia
materials/media interpretation
Use of multimedia not as Choppy use of Little or no multimedia
varied and not as well multimedia materials; used or ineffective use of
connected to thesis lacks smooth transition multimedia; imbalance in
from one medium to use of materials—too
another; multimedia not much of one, not enough
clearly connected to of another
thesis
Speaking Skills Poised, clear articulation;
proper volume; steady
rate; good posture and
eye contact; enthusiasm;
confidence
Audience Response Involved the audience in
the presentation; points
made in creative way;
held the audience's
attention throughout
Length of Within two minutes of
Presentation allotted time +/-
Clear articulation but not Some mumbling; little
as polished eye contact; uneven rate;
little or no expression
Presented facts with Some related facts but
some interesting “twists”; went off topic and lost
held the audience’s the audience; mostly
attention most of the time presented facts with little
or no imagination
Within four minutes of Within six minutes of
allotted time +/- allotted time +/-
Inaudible or too loud; no
eye contact; rate too
slow/fast; speaker
seemed uninterested and
used monotone
Incoherent; audience lost
interest and could not
determine the point of
the presentation
Too long or too short; ten
or more minutes above or
below the allotted time
Oral Presentation Evaluation Form
Name ________________________ Date _______
Class ____________________________________

Exceptional Admirable Acceptable Amateur

Content

Coherence and
Organization
Creativity

Material

Speaking Skills

Audience Response

Length of
Presentation

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