This document provides a rubric to evaluate presentations. It assesses elements such as body language, eye contact, introduction/closure, voice/intonation, mechanics/writing, graphics/animation, images, font/size, length of text, background/colors, and citations. For each element, it assigns points from 1-4 based on criteria like fluidity, consistency, clarity, readability, relevance to topic, proper formatting and size. The highest score possible is 38 points, with scores reflecting mastery of presentation skills and effective communication of information to an audience.

1. Rubrics for Presentation
4 points 3 points 2 points 1 point Points
Body
Language
Movement seems fluid and
helps the audience visualized
Made movements or gestures that
enhanced articulation
Very little movement or
descriptive gestures
No movement or descriptive
gestures
Eye Contact Holds attention of entire audience
with the use of direct eye contact
Consistent use of direct eye
contact with audience
Displayed minimal eye contact
with audience
Introduction
& Closure
Student delivers open and closing
remarks that capture the attention
of the audience and set the mood.
Student displays clear
introductory and closing remarks.
Student delivers open or closing
remark.
Voice /
Intonation
Use of fluid speech and clear
voice. Intonation maintains the
interest of the audience. No
mumbling.
Satisfactory use of intonation, but
does not consistently use fluid
speech
Displays some level of inflection
throughout delivery Student’s
voice is low.
Consistently uses a monotone
voice. Students mumbles,
Mechanics
Writing
Presentation has no misspellings or
grammatical errors.
Presentation has no more than
two misspellings and/or
grammatical errors.
Presentation has three
misspellings and/or
grammatical errors.
Graphic/
Animation
The graphics and/or
animation assist in presenting
an overall theme and enhance
understanding of concept,
ideas, and relationships
The graphics and/or animation
visually depict material and assist
the audience in understanding the
flow of information or content.
Some of the graphics and/or
animations seem unrelated to the
topic/theme and do not enhance
the overall concepts.
The graphics and/or animations
are unrelated to the content.
Graphics do not enhance
understanding of the content, or
are distracting decorations that
create a busy feeling and detract
from the content.
Image Original images are created using
proper size and resolution, and all
images enhance the content.
Original images are used. Images
are proper size and resolution.
Images are too large/small in
size. Images are poorly cropped
or the color/resolution is fuzzy.
Font & Size The fonts are easy-to-read and
point size varies appropriately
for headings, subheadings and
white space.
Sometimes the fonts are easy-to-
read, but in a few places the use of
fonts, italics, bold, distracts and
does not enhance readability.
Overall readability is difficult
with too many different fonts,
overuse of bold or lack of
appropriate indentations of text.
The text is extremely difficult to
read with small point size of
fonts, poor use of headings,
subheadings, indentations, or
bold formatting.
Length of
Text
Text is appropriate in length for the
target audience and to the point.
Text is rather long for the target
audience and does not enhance
readability.
Overall readability is difficult
with lengthy paragraphs.
Background
& Colors
The background and colors enhance
the readability of text.
Colors or busy background
detract and do not enhance
readability.
Inappropriate contrasting colors,
very busy background.
Citation All sources of information
are cited accurately to
demonstrate the credibility
and authority of the
information presented.
Most sources of information are
cited in proper format and
documented sources to enable
accuracy checking.
Most sources of information are
cited improperly.
Citations were incomplete or
inaccurate, and provided no
way to check the validity of the
information gathered.
Total = 38