Excellent

8 , 7

Audience
Engagemen
t

Effective, well managed techniques

used to involve the audience so that
they consistently pay attention.
Excellent rapport.

Techniques used to involve the

audience are generally effective,
and so they generally pay
attention. Good rapport.

Eye contact consistently used with

good effect.

Eye contact usually used with

good effect, although very
occasionally lacking.

Presentation follows logical and

ordered flow.
Natural, relaxed, very confident and
enthusiastic.

Body language is natural and relaxed.

Non-Verbal
Techniques

Pronunciati
on

Natural and relaxed. Fairly

confident or overcomes initial
nervousness.

Uses some involvement devices

that are appropriate but limited.
Some rapport but audience
attention is not fostered by the
speakers delivery.
Over relies on notes. Patchy eye
contact.
Presentation sometimes has
logical flow but is sometimes
difficult to follow.
Appears fairly confident and
enthusiastic, and controls
nervousness although this may be
quite evident.

Poor
2 , 1
Little attempt to involve the
audience: audience bored. Appears
to be talking mainly to self.
Sometimes attempts eye contact but
often reads from notes often
unable to speak without them.
Presentation has no logical order
and is difficult for audience to follow.
Appears less confident and
enthusiastic.

Body language occasionally stiff,

discouraging rapport.

Gestures are usually appropriate.

Gestures are stiff and unnatural.

Uses a range of vocabulary to

express ideas with reasonable
precision.

Reasonable range of vocabulary,

although perhaps limited ability to
express ideas in a variety of ways.

Quite fluent few pauses of any

length related to searching for
language. Few unnatural pauses.

Fairly fluent - Occasional

noticeable pauses while searching
for words or phrases. Or fluent
with frequent hesitation /
repetition.

Very clear pronunciation.

Minor pronunciation problems.

Possible pronunciation problems.

Lack of appropriate intonation.

Good intonation and stress.

Slightly unnatural intonation.

Monotonous intonation.

Good projection and pitch.

Sometimes weak projection and

pitch but does not interfere with
understanding.

Weak Projection which sometimes

interferes with understanding.

Pronunciation problems may cause

more than occasional difficulty for
the listener.

Interaction with visual aids is

generally effective and usually
beneficial to the presentation.

Interaction with visual aid is

somewhat effective but only
occasionally benefits the
presentation.

Gestures are appropriate.

Very fluent and natural - Any pauses

are consistent with natural speech.

Interaction with visual aids is natural

and beneficial to the presentation.
Use of
Visual Aids

Presentation usually follows a

logical and ordered flow.

Fair
4 , 3

Body language is usually natural

and relaxed.

Uses a very wide range of vocabulary.

Able to express ideas precisely.
Verbal
Techniques

Above Standard
6 , 5

Visual aid has clearly structured

elements and is visually appealing.

Visual aid has relatively structured

element and is usually visually
appealing.

Visual aid has few structured

elements and is sometimes
visually unclear.

Body language is very stiff.

Gestures are very unnatural and
inappropriate.
Vocabulary range restricted. Word
choice or form causes confusion.
Appears not properly prepared.
Frequent hesitations while searching
for what to say.

Poor projection with interferes with

understanding.
Interaction with visual aid is not
effective and does not provide
benefit to the presentation.
Visual aid is not structured and is
visually unclear.

Grammatic
al
Accuracy

Grammar and vocabulary choice

usually accurate.

Minor but noticeable errors in

grammar and vocabulary choice.

Comprehension of student is not

impeded.

Comprehension of student is rarely

impeded.

Student Name: _____________________________________

Comments:

Obvious/ moderately frequent

errors in grammar and word
choice.

Grammatical, vocabulary or
pronunciation errors interfere with
communication.

Comprehension of student
sometimes impeded.

Comprehension of student is
impeded.