teaching seminar personal presentation rubric
excellent
proficient
developing proficiency
inadequate / needs work
unusually well presented well presented generally effective presentation delivery somewhat choppy/uneven, or flat and difficult to follow
speaks in an engaging, enthusiastic, interesting manner most of the time speaks in an engaging and interesting manner most of the time speaks in an intereseting manner most of the time speaks in monotone, little interest intended
uses professional language throughout generally articulate is able to explain information, sometimes inserted "um's, er's, ah's, etc." errors in sentence structure and/or articulation, numerous "um's, er's, ah's, etc."
eye contact ranges over entire audience consistently appropriate eye contact most of the time made eye contact, though not used consistently limited eye contact--mostly looked away from audience
professional dress and demeanor semi-professional dress and demeanor informal dress and language inappropriate dress and language
poised and confident manner generally confident and comfortable uncomfortable in front of peers nervous
strong evidence of preparation preparation and interest in topic is evident preparation and interest in topic generally evident little evidence of interest or preparation
no use of notes use of notes as natural prompts obviously relies on notes focus is on notes--reads from them
gestures/movement enhance presentation gestures/movement aid in presentation used some gestures for emphasis stiff, no gestures or nervous "tick"/rocking back and forth

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