Grossman School of Business

Rubric: Business Skills - Oral

Rubric: Business Skills - Oral Presentation Skills

Element	1:Unacceptable	2:Acceptable	3:Excellent
Style	Presenter is difficult to hear. The rates of speaking are too slow or too fast. Very little eye contact is made with the audience. Nervous habits that distract the audience are present. Speaker does not involve audience.	Audience is able to hear as a whole, but there are times when volume is not quite adequate. Speaker may at times seem like s/he is rushing or exaggerating pauses. Eye contact may focus on only one member of the audience or a select few members. Mildly distracting nervous habits are present but do not override the content. Audience is involved but inadequate processing or response time is provided.	Presenter is easy to hear. Rates of speech are appropriate. Speaker makes eye contact with everyone and has no nervous habits. Speaker has excellent posture. Presentation involves audience, allowing time for audience to think and respond.
Content	Presentation shows little organization, unclear purpose, and/or unclear relationships or transitions. Details and examples are lacking or not well chosen for the topic or audience. Lacks evidence of research. Very little or poor use of visual materials. No handouts provided. Presentation lacks conclusion and/or time is not appropriately used.	Speaker loses train of thought, does not stay with the proposed outline, or connections are attempted but not made clear for the audience. Research component is less evident than in higher category or resources are present but less than adequate for assignment. Visuals are adequate but do not inspire engagement with the material. Time is appropriately used, but may run slightly over or under allotted time and/or information is not tied together or conclusion is inadequate.	Presentation is well organized with a beginning, middle, and end. There is a strong organizing theme, with clear main ideas and transitions. Information is complete and accurate. Clear evidence of research. Visual aids are well done and are used to make presentation more interesting and meaningful. Appropriate length. Clear summary is provided. Audience is involved in synthesizing the information.

Element

1:Unacceptable

2:Acceptable

3:Excellent

Style

Presenter is difficult to hear.
The rates of speaking are too slow or too fast.
Very little eye contact is made with the audience. Nervous habits that distract the audience are present.
Speaker does not involve audience.

Audience is able to hear as a whole, but there are times when volume is not quite adequate.
Speaker may at times seem like s/he is rushing or exaggerating pauses.
Eye contact may focus on only one member of the audience or a select few members. Mildly distracting nervous habits are present but do not override the content.
Audience is involved but inadequate processing or response time is provided.

Presenter is easy to hear.
Rates of speech are appropriate.
Speaker makes eye contact with everyone and has no nervous habits. Speaker has excellent posture.
Presentation involves audience, allowing time for audience to think and respond.

Content

Presentation shows little organization, unclear purpose, and/or unclear relationships or transitions.
Details and examples are lacking or not well chosen for the topic or audience. Lacks evidence of research.
Very little or poor use of visual materials. No handouts provided.
Presentation lacks conclusion and/or time is not appropriately used.

Speaker loses train of thought, does not stay with the proposed outline, or connections are attempted but not made clear for the audience.
Research component is less evident than in higher category or resources are present but less than adequate for assignment.
Visuals are adequate but do not inspire engagement with the material.
Time is appropriately used, but may run slightly over or under allotted time and/or information is not tied together or conclusion is inadequate.

Presentation is well organized with a beginning, middle, and end. There is a strong organizing theme, with clear main ideas and transitions.
Information is complete and accurate. Clear evidence of research.
Visual aids are well done and are used to make presentation more interesting and meaningful.
Appropriate length. Clear summary is provided. Audience is involved in synthesizing the information.