Criteria for Evaluating Oral Presentations
Well done Very Good to Good
Content The content is clear and
concise and deals with an
important issue in the field
of study and includes
goals/motivating
questions. Information is
accurate.
Organization Researcher presents
information in logical,
interesting sequence
which audience can
follow.
Subject Researcher demonstrates
Knowledge full knowledge (more than
required) by answering all
questions with
explanations and
elaboration.
Eye Contact Researcher maintains eye
contact with audience,
seldom returning to notes.
Elocution Researcher uses a clear
voice and correct, precise
pronunciation of terms so
that all audience members
can hear presentation.
Graphics/ Researcher's graphics Researcher’s graphics relate
PowerPoint explain and reinforce to text and presentation and
presentation screen text and are readable.
presentation. Graphics are
clear and easy to follow.
No misspellings or
grammatical errors
Fair
The content provides
persuasive information and is
accurate.
Researcher presents
information in logical
sequence which audience
can follow.
Researcher is at ease with
expected answers to all
questions, but fails to
elaborate.
Researcher maintains eye
contact most of the time but
frequently returns to notes.
Researcher’s voice is clear.
Researcher pronounces most
words correctly. Most
audience members can hear
presentation.
Poor Percentage
The content is vague The content lacks a 40
in conveying a point of clear point of view
view and does not
create a strong sense
of purpose
Audience has difficulty Audience cannot 15
following presentation understand
because researcher presentation
jumps around. because there is no
sequence of
information.
Researcher is Researcher does not 15
uncomfortable with have grasp of
information and is able information;
to answer only researcher cannot
rudimentary questions. answer questions
about subject.
Researcher Researcher reads all 10
occasionally uses eye of report with no eye
contact, but still reads contact.
most of report.
Researcher’s voice is Researcher 10
low. Researcher mumbles, incorrectly
incorrectly pronounces pronounces terms,
terms. Audience and speaks too
members have quietly for audience
difficulty hearing members in the back
presentation. of class to hear.
Researcher Researcher uses 10
occasionally uses superfluous graphics
graphics that rarely and graphics are
support text and difficult to read and
presentation. understand.