EDUC 652 Assignment

4. Distinguished

3. Proficient

2. Apprentice

1. Novice

Oral Presentation-Content:
Relates to topic,detailed, andaccurate

All content directlyrelated to the topic.Content wasthoroughlydeveloped anddemonstrateddetailed knowledgeof the topic.Opinions weresupported by factwherever possible.

Content directlyrelated to the topic.Included manydetails thatdemonstratedknowledge of thetopic. Mostopinions weresupported by facts.

Had difficultyexplaining how thecontent and topicrelate. Manyopinions were notfactually supported.

Presentation didnot relate to topic.Included few detailsand relied heavilyupon unsupportedopinion.

Oral Presentation-Knowledge:Demonstrateknowledge ofsubject

Demonstrated athoroughknowledge of thesubject matter.Able to useaudience questionsto furtherdemonstrateunderstanding ofthe topic. Appearedto be an expert onthe subject beingpresented.

Demonstrated aworking knowledgeof the subjectmatter. Able tosatisfactorilyanswer audiencequestions andprovided additionalinformation uponrequest.

Demonstrated abasic knowledge ofthe subject matter.Able to addressaudience questionsby repeating partsof the presentation -

did not provide anyadditionalinformation.

Demonstrated littleor no knowledge ofthe subject. Unableto answer audiencequestions orcomment further onany part of thepresentation.

Oral Presentation-Stays on Topic:Relevant to thetopic

Entire presentationfocused on thetopic. Able toanswer audiencequestions withoutstraying fromsubject.

Majority ofpresentation wason-topic. Madeeffort to return totopic whenpresentation oraudience questionsstrayed.

Some material wasunrelated to thetopic, or presenterused unrelatedmaterial to pad thepresentation.

More than half ofthe presentation didnot directly addressthe topic.

Oral Presentation-Posture/EyeContact:Appropriate postureand effective eyecontact

Stood upright andappeared confidentthroughout.Avoided rocking,shifting, and othernervous behavior.Made eye contactthroughout theaudience.

Posture was goodfor most of thepresentation. Madeeye contactnumerous timesduringpresentation. Didnot rely too heavilyon notes or visualaids.

Sometimes rocked,shifted, orappeareduncomfortable.Made occasionaleye contact withone or twoaudience members.Did not rely tooheavily on notes orvisual aids.

Posture was poor.Slouched, shiftedfrom foot to foot,and appeared veryuncomfortable.Made almost noeye contact withthe audience.Looked down or atnotes or visual aids.

4. Distinguished

3. Proficient

2. Apprentice

1. Novice

Oral Presentation-Enthusiasm:Energetic, notfrenetic

Appearedenthusiastic aboutpresentation at alltimes. Moderatedlevel of excitementto hold audience'sattention.

Appearedenthusiastic formost of thepresentation. Mayhave appearedoverly enthusiasticat times. Heldaudience interestfor most ofpresentation.

Showed someexcitement aboutthe topic.Attempted tomodify behavior toengage audienceon one or moreoccasions. Lostattention of someaudience members.

Showed little or noenthusiasm aboutthe topic. Did notmoderate level ofexcitement inresponse toaudience reaction.Lost audienceinterest.

Oral Presentation-Audience:
Engage andinteract withaudience

Moderatedspeaking stylebased on audiencefeedback. Calmlyand eloquentlyaddressedaudience questionsand comments.Engaged audiencefor the duration ofthe presentation.

Adjusted volume,pace, andenthusiasm severaltimes. Answeredaudience questionsand addressedcomments.Presenter adjustedenthusiasm or paceto hold audienceattention.

Spoke more loudlywhen requested byaudience members.Presenter wasclearlyuncomfortable.Presenterattempted to adjustenthusiasm or paceto hold audienceattention.

Did not adjustspeaking stylebased on audiencereaction. Could notanswer audiencequestions.Presenter made novisible effort to holdaudience interest.

Oral Presentation-Pace:
Speaks at anappropriate pace

Speaker adjustedpace to stay withinallotted time.Speaker answeredaudience questionswithout runningovertime orcovered additionalmaterial if therewere no questions.

Presentation wasclose to specifiedlength. Speaker'space wasappropriatethroughout.

Tended to speaktoo quickly or tooslowly.Presentation ran alittle long or was abit too short.

Consistently spoketoo fast or tooslow. Presentationwas much longer orshorter thanspecified length.