COMMUNICATION SKILLS RUBRIC FOR PRESENTATIONS

Name of Students:

Date:

Presentation Title :

Total Grade:

Indicator
Content
(Grade Point 2,5)

10
Excellent
Content presents an
enhanced technical story
that shows insight beyond
the obvious. Analysis of
the problem along with
recommendations on
implementation of the
chosen alternatives.

GRADING
7.5
5.0
Good
Satisfactory
Professionallevel of
Acceptable coverage of
content: appropriate for
technical content: all
audience; complete,
expected sections are
accurate and
clearly, covered.
appropriate depth;
Rudimentary analysis of
conclusions
the problem is given with
no added insight.
/recommendations are
defensible based on
information presented
Student is uncomfortable with
Student is at ease with
information and is able to
expected answers to all
answer only rudimentary
questions, but fails to
questions.
elaborate.

2.5
Unsatisfactory
Expected content is
sparse or missing; and/or
proper citations of
sources are missing.
Analysis is poor with no
justification for choice of
parameters.

Subject
Knowledge
(Grade Point 2)

Student demonstrates full

knowledge (more than
required) by answering all
class questions with
explanations and

Student does not have

grasp of information;
student cannot answer
questions about subject.

Eye Contact
(Grade Point 1.5)

Presenter seldom returns to

notes, maintaining eye
contact with audience
throughout the presentation.

Presenter maintains eye

Presenter reads most of
Presenter reads entire
contact with audience most report, but occasionally makes report, making no eye
of the time, but frequently eye contact with audience.
contact with audience.
returns to notes.

Delivery
(Grade Point 1.5)

Presenter speaks clearly and

loud enough for all in
audience to hear, makes no
grammatical errors, and
pronounces all terms
correctly and precisely.

Presenter speaks clearly and Presenters voice is relatively

loud enough to be heard by clear, but too low to be heard
most in audience, makes
by those in the back of the
relatively few grammatical room. Presenter makes
errors, and pronounces most several major grammatical
terms correctly.
errors, and mispronounces
some terms.

Presenter mumbles,
mispronounces terms, and
makes serious and
persistent grammatical
errors throughout
presentation. Presenter
speaks too quietly to be

Indicator
Organizatio
n and
clarity
(Grade Point
1.5)
Style and
appearance
(Grade Point
0.5)
Graphical
representatio
ns
(Grade Point
0.5)

10
Excellent
Enhances delivery of
content logical order
helps audience
understand problem and
resolution in time/space
limits provides
explanations/
elaboration.
Production quality
enhances
communication

Graphics enhance
communication; clearly
present message and
meaning

GRADING
7.5
5.0
Good
Satisfactory
Professional layout and
Acceptable layout that
organization: appropriate
uses basic outline or
division of sections, may
template for presenting
contain minor gaps in
information; Presenter does
logical flow of information not follow logical sequence
or adherence to
(jumps around in
time/space limits.
presentation).
Acceptable production
Marginal production
quality: accurate spelling quality: minor errors of
& grammar; appropriate
spelling & grammar;
choice of fonts & colors; ;
irregular fonts and layouts
appropriate use of
language
Professional use of
Acceptable use of figures
figures, tables and
and images: some minor
images that compliment
problems with layout,
the written/oral
sizing, legibility, color.
components: properly
labeled, plotted, sized.

2.5
Unsatisfactory
Information is
disorganized making it
difficult for audience to
understand the content.
There is no logical
sequence of information.
Unreadable: illegible,
unprofessional

Distracting, confusing, or
inappropriate graphics
that detract from the
written or oral content.