ORAL PRESENTATION RUBRIC
	Exemplary 5	Accomplished 4	Promising 3	Developing 2	Beginning 1
Techniques of Introduction	• Polished and refined Introduction immediately captured audience attention • Speaker masterfully & creatively oriented audience attention by defining all important terms, establishing high levels of credibility, & providing the necessary background about the topic	• Proficiently prepared Introduction skillfully captured audience attention • Speaker effectively oriented audience attention by defining terms, establishing good credibility, & providing some background about the topic	• Well prepared Introduction mostly captured audience attention • Speaker mostly oriented audience attention by establishing average levels of credibility & providing a little background about the topic	• Partial introduction failed to capture or command audience attention • Speaker partially oriented audience attention by presenting some background information about the topic	• No Introduction • Failed to orient audience to the topic
Thesis & Preview	• Thesis masterfully narrowed • Preview masterfully identified main points	• Thesis effectively narrowed the topic • Preview effectively identified main points	• Thesis narrowed the topic • Preview identified main points	• Preview Identified few main points • Thesis failed to narrow topic	• No thesis • Couldn't discern main points
Organization of the Presentation Body	• The organizational structure of the content was exceptional clear • Abundant use of compelling and illustrative examples, evidence, and/or support • All outside sources and statistical information were fully and accurately cited	• The organizational structure of the content was effectively clear • Numerous and Interesting examples, evidence, and/or support • All outside sources and statistical information were accurately cited	• The organizational structure of the content was moderately clear • Average number & quality of examples, evidence, and/or support • Most outside sources and statistics information were cited and/or cited property	• The organizational structure of the content was unclear • Lacks number and quality of examples, evidence, and/or support • Outside sources & statistical information are not cited and/or are cited improperly	• The organizational structure of the content is barely discernable and/or nonexistent • Lacks examples, evidence, and/or support • No sources and/or statistical information cited • Content lacks prior planning and/or preparation
Delivery Skills	• Superior volume • Distinct and clear enunciation • Superior vocal variety and emphasis • Lots of energy, facial expressions, body movements • Superior eye contact • Artful use of pauses • Relaxed yet definite gestures • Straight and balanced posture • Expertly conveyed emotions	• Good volume • Clear enunciation • Good quality vocal variety & emphasis • Good facial expressiveness • Adequate amounts of body movements & gestures • Good eye contact • Effective use of pauses • Good posturing • Skillfully conveyed emotion	• Average volume • Average enunciation • Average vocal variety & emphasis • Average energy • Average facial expressiveness • Moderate amounts of body movements & gestures • Adequate eye contact • Some use of pauses • Good posture • Conveyed some emotion	• Low volume • Poor enunciation • Little vocal variety & emphasis • Lack of energy • Little facial expressiveness • Few body movements & gestures • Poor eye contact • Some vocal pauses • Poor posture • Lacked emotional expressiveness	• Can't hear speaker • Lacked enunciation • Lacked vocal variety & emphasis • Lacked energy • Lacked facial expressiveness • Lacked body movements & gestures • No eye contact • No pauses • Distracting posture • No emotional expressiveness
Techniques of Conclusion	• Conclusion expertly motivates and/or inspires • The conclusion superbly summarized main points	• Conclusion skillfully motivated and/or inspired audience • Proficiently summarized main points	• Conclusion effectively motivated and/or inspired the audience • The conclusion effectively summarized main points	• Conclusion marginally motivated or inspired audience • The conclusion minimally summarized main points	• Lacked concluding strategies or techniques • No summarization of points
Use of Technology	• Expert quality visual aids and/or multimedia • Expert coordination of visual aids and/or media • Expert variety of media (print, visual, auditory, PowerPoint, overheads, etc.)	• High quality visual aids and/or multimedia • Effective coordination of visual aids and/or media • Good variety of media (print, visual, auditory, PowerPoint, etc.)	• OK visual aids and/or multimedia • Average coordination of visual aids and/or media • Some variety of media	• Some visual aids and/or multimedia • Poor coordination of visual aids and/or media distracted audience • Poor variety of media bored audience	• No visual aids and/or multimedia invited audience boredom
Level of Sophistication	• Vivid vocabulary • Expert use of repetition • High quality Internal summaries • High caliber use of evidence	• Precise vocabulary • Effective repetition • Skilled Internal summaries • Effective use of evidence	• Good choice of vocabulary • Some repetition • Some Internal summaries • Average use of evidence	• Some imprecise vocabulary • Little repetition • Few internal summaries • Little use of evidence	• Vocabulary errors • No repetition • No Internal summaries • No coherent evidence
Impact on Audience	• High levels of audience impact • The speaker superbly established speaker credibility	• Good levels of audience impact • The speaker effectively established credibility	• Some audience impact • The speaker established some credibility	• Low audience impact • Low speaker credibility	• Lacked audience impact • Lacked speaker credibility

Adapted from National Communication Association