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Student'Learning'Outcome:'Express'Oneself'Effectively'in'Presentations'
! Beginning! Developing! Accomplished! Exemplary!
(1)! (2)! (3)! (4)!
CONTENT'AND'ORGANIZATION'
Introduction!! • Engages!audience!with!effective!attention!getter!
• Introduces!topic!clearly!!
meets!0L1! meets!2! meets!3L4! meets!all!5!
• Establishes!credibility! criteria! criteria! criteria! criteria!
• Relates!topic!to!audience!
• Clearly!presents!thesis!or!previews!main!points!
Body!! • Articulates!identifiable!main!points!!
• Balances!time!among!main!points! meets!0L1! meets!2! meets!3! meets!all!4!
• Presents!main!points!in!a!logical!order! criteria! criteria! criteria! criteria!
• Includes!clear!transitions!between!main!points!
Supporting! • Supports!main!points!(explanations,!examples,!illustrations,!
Materials!! statistics,!analogies,!quotations)!!
• Cites!sources!clearly! meets!0L1! meets!2! meets!3! meets!all!4!
• Depth!of!content!reflects!thorough!understanding!of!topic! criteria! criteria! criteria! criteria!
• Support!materials!are!relevant,!timely,!appropriate,!and!
unbiased!
Conclusion!! • Transitions!clearly!from!body!to!conclusion!
meets!0! meets!1! meets!2! meets!all!3!
• Summarizes!main!points!and/or!moves!audience!to!action! criteria! criteria! criteria! criteria!
• Includes!strong!final!statement!
LANGUAGE'
Language! • Identifies!with!audience!(builds!rapport,!makes!
connections)!
• Language!choices!are!imaginative,!memorable,!and!
compelling!and!enhance!the!effectiveness!of!the!
meets!0L1! meets!2L3! meets!4! meets!all!
presentation!
criteria! criteria! criteria! 5!criteria!
• Language!is!appropriate!to!audience!(level!of!formality,!
inclusive!language)!
• Language!is!correct!(uses!proper!grammar!and!syntax)!
• Language!is!concise!(uncluttered,!avoids!wordiness)!!
'DELIVERY'
Paralanguage!! • Has!spontaneous,!strong!conversational!quality!(no!
reading)!
• Speaks!at!an!appropriate!rate!and!volume!
• Speaks!clearly!and!articulately!(forms!speech!sounds!crisply! meets!0L1! meets!2L3! meets!4L5! meets!all!
and!distinctly)! criteria! criteria! criteria! 6!criteria!
• Pronounces!words!correctly!
• Voice!is!dynamic!(vocal!variety)!
• Avoids!fillers!such!as!“um,”!“like,”!“you!know”!
Movement! • Consistently!uses!eye!contact!to!maintain!rapport!with!
and!gestures!! audience!!
• Effective!use!of!scanning!to!expand!zone!of!interaction!
• Inconspicuous!use!of!notes!!
meets!0L1! meets!2L3! meets!4L5! meets!all!
• Gestures!appropriately,!stands!and!moves!deliberately;! criteria! criteria! criteria! 6!criteria!
avoids!rocking!and!swaying!
• Avoids!distracting!mannerisms!(tapping,!fidgeting,!wringing!
hands)!!
• Facial!expressions!match!tone!of!speech!
Subtotals! ! ! ! !
TOTAL'SCORE' '

! Rochester!Institute!of!Technology!|!General!Education!SLO!Rubric! 2013%14'