Topic: Conducting an Effective Job Search in Today’s Business Environment

BBG 210 Oral Presentation Grading Rubric

Student’s Name: _________________________________________________________ Date: __________________________

Total Score: __________________________

Category Exceeds Expectations Proficient Competent Needs Improvement Fail

Central Message Central message is compelling (precisely stated, appropriately repeated, memorable, and strongly supported). (10 points)

Central message is clear and consistent with the supporting material. (7 points)

Central message is basically understandable but is not often repeated and is not memorable. (5 points)

Central message can be deduced, but is not explicitly stated in the presentation. (2 points)

Student did not present. (0 points)

Language Language choices enhance the effectiveness of the presentation. Language in presentation is most appropriate to audience and context. (5 points)

Language choices generally support the effectiveness of the presentation. Language in presentation is appropriate to audience and context. (4 points)

Language choices partially support the effectiveness of the presentation. Language in presentation is appropriate to audience and context. (3 points)

Language choices are unclear and minimally support the effectiveness of the presentation. Language in presentation is not appropriate to audience or context. (1 points)

Student did not present. (0 points)

Delivery Delivery techniques (posture, gesture, eye contact, vocal expressiveness, pronunciation) make the presentation compelling, and speaker appears prepared and confident. (15 points)

Delivery techniques make the presentation interesting, and speaker appears prepared and comfortable. (13 points)

Delivery techniques make the presentation understandable, and speaker appears semi- prepared and tentative. (8 points)

Delivery techniques detract from the understandability of the presentation, and speaker appears unprepared and/or uncomfortable. (2 points)

Student did not present. (0 points)

Introductory Slides Attractive title, agenda, and introduction slides that captures the attention of the audience. (5 points)

Title, agenda, and introduction slides are not formatted in a way that captures the attention of the audience. (4 points)

The presentation is missing a title, agenda, or introduction slide. (3 points)

The presentation is missing more than one of the following slides: title, agenda, and introduction. (1 points)

Student did not present. (0 points)

BBG 210 Oral Presentation Grading Rubric

Student’s Name: _________________________________________________________ Date: __________________________

Category Exceeds Expectations Proficient Competent Needs Improvement Fail

Body Slides The slides that make up the body of the presentation are well designed, attractive, easy to read; entire slide show has a professional look and feel. The slide content is worded adequately. (10 points)

The slides that make up the body of the presentation are designed in a professional way, but they are not easy to read and/or attractive. (7 points)

The slides that make up the body of the presentation are easy to read, but the overall feel of the slide show is not professional. (5 points)

The slides that make up the body of the presentation are poorly designed, and the overall feel of the presentation is not professionals. (2 points)

Student did not present. (0 points)

Concluding Slides The concluding slides are well designed, and provide an interesting summary, concluding statement(s), and a question and answer slide. (5 points)

The concluding slides include an interesting summary or concluding statement, and a question and answer slide. The design of the slides is professional. (4 points)

The concluding slides contain a concluding statement and a question and answer slide. The design of the slides is professional. (3 points)

The presentation includes a brief conclusion slide, but doesn’t contain a question and answer slide. The design is not conducive to a business presentation. (1 points)

Student did not present. (0 points)

Template (or slide design)

The template used is attractive, professional, and relevant; color scheme and fonts are visually appealing. (5 points)

The template used is professional and relevant; color scheme is not visually appealing. (4 points)

The template used is professional. The theme may not be relevant to the subject matter. The color scheme is visually appealing. (3 points)

The template used is not professional, and the color scheme is not visually appealing. (1 point)

Student did not present. (0 points)

Graphics Attractive and professional graphics are used when appropriate. (5 points)

Graphics are professional, but they are overused or underused. (4 points)

Graphics are professional, but they are distracting to the presentation. (3 points)

Either graphics are not used at all, or the graphics used are not professional. (1 point)

Student did not present. (0 points)

BBG 210 Oral Presentation Grading Rubric

Student’s Name: _________________________________________________________ Date: __________________________

Category Exceeds Expectations Proficient Competent Needs Improvement Fail

Animation Consistent animation is used without being distracting. (5 points)

Animation is used in an inconsistent manner, but isn’t distracting. (4 points)

Animation is used consistently, but it is distracting. (3 points)

Animation is inconsistent and distracting to the overall presentation. (1 point)

Student did not present. (0 points)

Coordination The oral presentation is consistently in synch with the slides. (5 points)

The oral presentation is in synch with the slides most of the time. (4 points)

The oral presentation is in synch with the slides at least 80% of the time. (3 points)

The oral presentation is not in synch with the slides for less than 80% of the presentation. (1 points)

Student did not present. (0 points)

Proofreading All slides are proofread carefully. No spelling, grammatical, or mechanical errors are present. (10 points)

The slides contain a few spelling, grammatical, and/or mechanical errors, but they are not distracting. (7 points)

The slides contain several spelling, grammatical, and/or mechanical errors. The audience becomes distracted. (5 points)

The slides contain many spelling, grammatical, and/or mechanical errors. The audience is confused. (2 points)

Student did not present. (0 points)

Quality of References

References are primarily peer-reviewed journals or other professional sources (e.g., government documents, professional books, Wall Street Journal, etc.). (10 points)

Although most references are professionally legitimate, a few are questionable (e.g., some Internet sources, popular magazines, etc.). The reader is uncertain of the reliability of some sources. (7 points)

Most of the references are from sources that are not peer-reviewed and have uncertain reliability. The reader doubts the accuracy of much of the material presented. (5 points)

There are virtually no sources that are professionally reliable. The reader seriously doubts the value of the material. (2 points)

Student did not present or did not include references. (0 points)

BBG 210 Oral Presentation Grading Rubric

Student’s Name: _________________________________________________________ Date: __________________________

Category Exceeds Expectations Proficient Competent Needs Improvement Fail

APA Format on References slide

APA format is used accurately and consistently on the References slide. (5 points)

APA format is used with minor errors. (4 points)

There are frequent errors in APA format. (3 points)

The format of the references slide is not recognizable as APA. (1 points)

Student did not present or did not include a References slide. (0 points)

Printed slides in handout format for the professor

Presents the professor with legible printed slides in handout format immediately after presenting. (5 points)

Doesn’t provide Professor Murphy with legible printed slides in handout format, or submits them late. ( 0 points)

Portions adapted from the VALUE rubric, Association of American Colleges and Universities Total Score: ______________