GRADING SHEET OF PRESENTATIONS

A A– B+ B B– FAIL
NO DIMENSION
(90-100) (85-89.99) (80-84.99) (75-79.99) (70 –74.99) (<70)
1 Overall Shows a deep/robust Shows a good Shows a limited Shows a superficial Shows less to no Shows a complete
Understanding understanding of the topic understanding of understanding of understanding of understanding of lack of
with a fully developed the topic, not the topic, the topic, the topic and less understanding
argument. quite a fully argument has argument not to no argument and confusion
developed missed some developed enough. demonstrated. about the topic.
argument. points.
2 Argument Clearly and elegantly Clearly articulates
Articulates a Articulates a Does not articulate Completely
articulates a persuasive a position or position or position or a position or unable to
position or argument. argument. argument that is argument that is argument articulate a
incomplete or unfocused or sufficiently. position or
limited in scope. ambiguous. argument.
3 Evidence Presents evidence that is Presents evidence Presents evidence Presents evidence Presents a lot of Complete lack of
Relevance highly relevant and that is relevant that is mostly that is somewhat inaccurate and/or the use of
accurate. Able to use and accurate. relevant and/or inaccurate and/or irrelevant supporting
evidence in a way that is mostly accurate. irrelevant, but evidence. evidence. Does
elegant and highly corrects when not understand
persuasive. prompted. that evidence is
needed to
support an
argument.
4 Evidence Presents a carefully tailored Presents Presents limited Presents Presents Complete lack of
Sufficiency amount of evidence which sufficient amount evidence to insufficient insufficient the use of
is ideal to support the of evidence to support argument. evidence to evidence to supporting
argument presented. support support argument, support argument, evidence. Does
argument. but augments even when not understand
 when prompted. prompted that evidence is
repeatedly. needed to
support an
argument.
5 Implications Elegantly discusses Fully discusses Adequately Discusses minor Doesn’t discuss the Is unaware that
implications of the the major discusses some of implications implications of the the topic under
argument that are thought- implications of the major (missing the major argument or discussion may
provoking and which show the argument or implications of the ones) OR does not position. have wider
clear, innovative thinking position. position. discuss major implications.
and the potential to implications
contribute to human adequately.
knowledge.
6 Use of language Sentences are complete Sentences are Sentences are Listeners can Listeners are Presentation is
and grammatical and show complete and complete and follow unable to completely
outstanding eloquence, grammatical. grammatical for presentation, but understand the incomprehensible
precision and accuracy. They flow the most part. They are distracted by content due to or incoherent.
together easily. flow together some grammatical many grammatical Speaker may
Words are well easily. With some errors and use of errors in many have no ability in
chosen; they exceptions, words slang. Some sentences. the chosen
express the are well chosen sentences are language of
intended and precise. halting, presentation.
meaning incomplete, or
precisely. vocabulary is
limited or
inappropriate.
7 Responsiveness Responds to audience Consistently Generally Responds to Responds to Unable to
to audience questions in an eloquent clarifies, restates, responsive to questions questioning in an respond to
Verbal and highly persuasive way. and responds to audience questions inadequately. incoherent way. audience
Interaction questions. and needs. Misses questioning.
Summarizes some opportunities
when needed. for interaction.

8 Body Language Body language is natural Body language Body language Body language Body language Speaker is unable
and contributes seamlessly reflects comfort reflects some reveals a reflects that the to speak in public.
 to the persuasiveness of interacting with discomfort reluctance to speaker is ignoring
the presentation. audience. interacting with interact with the existence of
audience. audience. audience.
9 Duration Speaker has clearly tailored Speaker has paid Speaker has not Presentation Duration of Speaker ignores
and rehearsed presentation attention to time given adequate finishes within 5 - presentation is time warnings
to the exact time limits limits in the attention to time 10 minutes of the awkwardly from moderator
given. Presentation preparation and limits while time limit. Speaker inappropriate. and refuses to
concludes naturally at the the speech preparing their has not planned Speaker repeatedly leave podium
appropriate time. concludes within speech. May have the speech to ignores time when told.
a minute or two too many or too conclude in line warnings from
of the time limit. few slides to with time limits moderator.
present. Speech given. Clearly too
may finish up to many or too few
five minutes too slides included.
early or too late. Speaker requires a
reminder from
moderator to finish
on time.
10 Presentation Speaker is animated and Speaker is relaxed Speaker is Speaker is Speaker has Speaker is
Style has enthusiasm for the and uses good generally relaxed monotone and difficulty uttering virtually unable to
topic which is evident and intonation, but overly reliant overly reliant on coherent sentences utter coherent
persuasive to listeners. speaks without on notes. notes. No ideas are in the language of sentences. No
using notes, and Intonation variable. presented or the presentation. engagement with
interacts with Eye contact with developed beyond Minimal the audience.
listeners. Good audience may be the notes or slides. engagement with
eye contact with lacking. audience.
audience.

Source : adapted from Eberly Center for Teaching Excellence, Carnegie Mellon University, 2015.