Country Recommendation Report

Criteria

Accomplished

90-100

Acceptable

70-89

Needs Improvement

0-69

Attention Step

3%

Gained the audience’s attention in an interesting and relevant manner

Attempted to gain the audience’s attention, but could have been more interesting and/or relevant

Did not gain the audience’s attention in an interesting and/or relevant way; was nonexistent

Recommendation

8%

Stated the recommendation clearly and succinctly. Followed the recommendation with a preview of each reason for the recommendation.

Stated the recommendation but could have been clearer and more succinct; at least generally previewed the reasons, but could have been clearer, more concise, and/or more complete.

Did not clearly state the recommendation or preview the reasons.

Reasons

8%

Logically supported the recommendation and addressed two or three of the assignment topics.

Supported the recommendation, but the logic could have been more clearly expressed and/or the assignment topics could have been more focused and/or complete.

Needed to relate more logically to the recommendation and needed to relate to the assignment topics.

Evidence

8%

Provided logical, related, credible, and sufficient proof for the reasons (e.g., used statistics, quotations, paraphrases, and visuals to explain and show proof for the reasons)

Provided logical proof for the reasons but could have been more detailed, varied, related, or credible.

Lacked logical connection to reasons. Was not sufficient, related, and/ or varied. Was not provided.

Concerns

7%

Were presented and addressed so as to maintain support for the recommendation.

Dealt with at least some important issues and were addressed well enough to maintain support for the recommendation.

Presented minor issues with little or no discussion of how to address them in order to maintain the recommendation, or were not addressed.

Criteria

Accomplished

90-100

Acceptable

70-89

Needs Improvement

0-69

Conclusion 5%

Summarized key points and restated the recommendation in a unique and memorable way.

Generally summarized the key points and restated the recommendation but may have sounded a bit repetitive or may have lacked impact.

Lacked summary or memorable statement. Or omitted the conclusion entirely.

Visuals

10%

Illustrated and reinforced stated concepts. Did not simply restate spoken words. Were easy to read, uncluttered, and well balanced with text and graphics. Were correct in grammar and parallel construction. Precise APA cites were used to attribute sources

Clearly related to presentation’s concepts. Were generally easy to read and uncluttered, but could have used more creative balance of text and graphics. Were generally correct in grammar and parallel construction. Source were attributed, but the APA format may not have been precise.

Were irrelevant to the presentation’s concepts or distracted from them. Were hard to read, contained only text that served as speaker’s notes, contained obvious errors in grammar and parallel construction, and/or sources weren’t attributed.

Use of Visuals in Presentation

7%

Were projected at appropriate time. Were visible to audience (speaker didn’t block the view). Were not read by speaker.

Were generally projected at the appropriate time. Were generally visible to audience. Were occasionally viewed by speaker but speaker did not lose eye contact with audience.

Were not projected at appropriate time. Were frequently blocked by the speaker. Were used by the speaker as notes, and the speaker mostly read directly from them.

Nonverbal Behaviors (Bodily Actions)

10%

Included the following behaviors: sustained, direct eye contact; purposeful movement; illustrative gestures; confident demeanor; professional attire and appearance.

Generally included the following behaviors: direct eye contact; purposeful movement; natural gestures; minimal fidgeting; professional demeanor; professional attire and appearance.

Included the following behaviors: little, if any, direct eye contact; distracting movement (e.g., rocking, swaying) or no movement; distracting, excessive fidgeting; no gestures or distracting ones; unprofessional attire and appearance.

Nonverbal Behaviors (Voice)

10%

Included the following behaviors: vocal variety in volume, rate, pitch, and inflection that enhanced speaker’s credibility; conversational tone; fluency; lack of filler words or nonwords.

Included the following behaviors: acceptable vocal variety; conversational tone; general fluency that did not detract from speaker’s credibility; occasional use of filler words or nonwords.

Included the following behaviors:

monotone, memorized, or scripted sound; excessively fast, slow, or halting speech that detracted from speaker’s credibility; volume that was too low to be heard; excessive use of filler words or nonwords.

Criteria

Accomplished

90-100

Acceptable

70-89

Needs Improvement

0-69

Verbal Expressions

7%

Used professional vocabulary (neither too casual nor too formal), correct grammar, correct pronunciation of words and names so that message was easily understood.

Used adequate vocabulary though could be more varied or precise. Occasionally used incorrect grammar or pronunciation but message could be easily understood.

Used vague or inappropriate vocabulary. Used incorrect grammar and/or pronunciation that prevented message from being easily understood.

Technical Qualities

7%

Included framing from the waist up; angling the camera at eye level; providing clear, distraction-free sound; using flattering lighting; and displaying a plain background (e.g. a plain wall or sheet [the best color would be a solid pastel blue or green; white is not good]).

Included framing to show more than a shoulder’s-up or head shot, angling the camera generally at eye level, providing adequate sound and lighting, and displaying a non-distracting background.

Framed the presenter from the shoulders up or provided only a head shot, provided poor sound or video quality that interfered with the communication, and displayed an inappropriate background (e.g., messy room, distracting wall hangings, bed, bathroom, mirrors).

General Effectiveness

10%

Was impressive: met all of assignment’s objectives, established credibility and rapport with audience, was extemporaneous, established and maintained direct eye contact.

Was neutral to good: met most of assignment’s critical objectives, established some credibility and rapport with audience, was more extemporaneous than not, maintained adequate eye contact.

Was less than effective: did not meet assignment’s objectives, did not establish credibility and rapport with audience, and was not extemporaneous—speaker read from notes/slides and/or sounded like he or she memorized the presentation. Did not establish sufficient eye contact.