4-Excellent
Speech
Speech-Introduction
Speech-Inspiration and
Personal Story
Speech-Invention Description
Sales History
Delivery of Story
Enthusiasm with Catchy
Phrase
3-Good
The student was able to
clearly introduce themselves
and their brand/invention with
a catchy beginning.
The student was able to give
a detailed explanation of
his/her inspiration and where
the inspiration was found for
the creation of the invention.
The student was able to give
detailed and in-depth use or
uses of the invention that was
created.
The company had a realistic
sales history that also showed
growth to make it a very
appealing investment
•Holds attention of entire
audience with the use of
direct eye contact, seldom
looking at notes
• Speaks with fluctuation in
volume and inflection to
maintain audience interest
and emphasize key points
• Demonstrates strong
enthusiasm about topic
during entire presentation
• Has a very funny and/or
very clever catchy phrase for
the sharks at the end
2-Fair
The student was able to
clearly introduce themselves
and their brand/invention.
The student was able to give
a detailed explanation of
his/her inspiration for the
creation of the invention.
The student was able to give
a detailed use or uses of the
invention that was created.
The company had a
somewhat realistic sales
history that also showed
growth to make it a fairly
appealing investment
• Consistent use of direct eye
contact with audience, but
still returns to notes
• Speaks with satisfactory
variation of volume and
inflection
• Shows some enthusiastic
feelings about topic
• Has a somewhat funny
and/or somewhat clever
catchy phrase for the sharks
at the end
1-Needs Improvement
The student either introduced
themselves OR their
brand/invention.
The student was able to give
an explanation of his/her
inspiration for the creation of
the invention.
The student was able to give
a vague use or uses of the
invention that was created.
The company had a not quite
realistic sales history and the
growth over the years had
some problems for one
reason or another
• Displays minimal eye
contact with audience,
while reading mostly from
the notes
• Speaks in uneven volume
with little or no inflection
• Shows little enthusiasm
• Has a phrase at the end for
the sharks, but it lacks
humor/creativity/ect.
The student did not introduce
themselves or their
brand/invention.
The student was not able to
give an explanation of his/her
inspiration for the creation of
the invention
The student was not able to
give examples of a use or
uses of the invention that was
created.
The company had an
unrealistic sales history and
the growth over the years had
many problems for various
reasons
• Holds no eye contact with
audience, as entire report is
read from notes
• Speaks in low volume and/
or monotonous tone,
which causes audience to
disengage
• Shows no enthusiasm
• Does not have a catchy
phrase at the end
 Display
Presenter’s Outfit
Visual Layout
Demonstration Strategy
Invention
Invention- Design Ideas
Invention- Cost of Production
and Sale Price
Invention- Construction
4-Excellent
Dress is highly professional or
all parts of the outfit are tailor
made exactly to match or
relate to the product
Display creates a “Wow, this
is amazing” reaction and is
very professional. It brings
about awe and wonder as it is
viewed
The strategies used to
present the invention and
convince the audience of its
quality and effectiveness are
highly effective
The ideas behind this
invention are very creative
and innovative. “Wow, I hadn’t
thought of that before; that’s
amazing!”
The product’s cost of
production was very realistic,
and/or the sale price would be
very competitive on the
market, while allowing for a
very successful profit margin
for the company
Invention looks neat and well
constructed. (professional
looking)
3-Good
Dress is quite professional or
most parts of the outfit are
tailor made exactly to match
or relate to the product
Display creates a positive
reaction and is professional. It
brings about interest and
curiosity as it is viewed
The strategies used to
present the invention and
convince the audience of its
quality and effectiveness are
effective
The ideas behind this
invention are quite creative
and innovative. “Wow, I hadn’t
thought of that before; that’s
pretty impressive!”
The product’s cost of
production was fairly realistic,
and/or the sale price would be
fairly competitive on the
market, while allowing for a
fairly successful profit margin
for the company
The invention looks
somewhat neat and
somewhat constructed well.
(Has some professional
looking components but not
all)
2-Fair
Dress is casual but nice or at
least one part of the outfit is
tailor made exactly to match
or relate to the product
Display creates a neutral
reaction and may be
somewhat unclear or
somewhat unprofessional. It
only brings about mild
curiosity as it is viewed
The strategies used to
present the invention and
convince the audience of its
quality and effectiveness are
somewhat effective
The ideas behind this
invention are somewhat
creative and innovative.
“That’s a fairly neat idea”
The product’s cost of
production was somewhat
unrealistic, and/or the sale
price would be mildly
competitive on the market,
while allowing for only some
profit margin for the company
The invention does not look
neat but is constructed fairly
well.
1-Needs Improvement
Dress is completely casual
and no part of the outfit is
tailor made exactly to match
or relate to the product
Display creates a negative
reaction and is unclear and
unprofessional. It brings
about disinterest as it is
viewed
The strategies used to
present the invention and
convince the audience of its
quality and effectiveness are
not effective
This product more or less
already exists or lacks
creativity and innovation
almost completely.
“Hmmm, interesting”
The product’s cost of
production was extremely
unrealistic and/or there was
little to no profit margin and/or
there was no chance it would
sell at that price on the
market
The invention is not neatly
made and is not constructed
well.