Performance

Indicator

1

Poor

2

Insufficient

3

Satisfactory

4

Good

5

Excellent

Logical organization

Poor organization. Introduction and main points are undeveloped.

Not well organized and audience has difficulty following the presentation; main points are unclear.

Satisfactory organization; good introduction and conclusion; transitions are somewhat sudden; points are often not made clearly.

Good organization; clear introduction and conclusion; main points well stated; few lapses in transitions; most points made clearly.

Superb organization in logical sequence that is easily understood by the audience. Clear introduction; main points well stated with good transitions; clear summary and conclusion.

English

Language

Audience unable to follow most of the presentation because of language difficulties.

Many grammatical errors; speaks in incomplete sentences; accent difficult to understand.

Few grammatical errors; but sentences are either incomplete or run on. Accent requires significant effort to understand. Uses few English colloquial expressions.

Few grammatical errors; some sentences are either incomplete or run on; minimal accent; speaks what would normally be considered standard English.

No grammatical errors with exceptional sentence structures; fluent and elegant English.

Technical vocabulary

Seems unsure of the technical vocabulary.

Limited vocabulary with many errors; terms often used incorrectly.

Limited vocabulary; makes errors on a few terms; but overall does not embarrass him/herself technically..

Good use of technical terms but is slightly unsure of certain terms.

Exceptional use of technical terms; explains them well when necessary; uses language that is appropriate to the audience level.

Presentation

Aids

Slides seem to have been cut-and pasted together; No connection between slides.

Boring slides; Speaker seems unsure of what is coming next;

Slides seem to contain the right information but no apparent effort made to create truly effective and engaging slides.

Generally good set of slides; Conveys the main points reasonably well in a traditional way.

Well rehearsed, informative, creative, and engaging slide presentation.

Audience interaction

Makes no contact with audience and seems unaware of audience reactions.

Makes occasional eye contact with audience but seems to read from prepared notes.

Makes eye contact with at least a portion of audience; style does not invite audience participation; responds only briefly to audience questions.

Maintains good eye contact with audience but some responses to audience questions are incomplete.

Makes exceptional rapport with audience and responds to questions openly, honestly, and completely.