Rubric for Marking Conference Presentations

Speaker: _______________________________ Assessor:___________________________

Paper written for oral delivery

Is it written to be read aloud? Did you adopt a conversational style as befits the genre, with contractions, first-person voice, short sentences, subject-verb syntax, and a lively but direct vocabulary?
A+ A A- B+ B B-
Comments:

Presentation style

Is it accessible, convincing, entertaining, and immediate? Was your paper free of infelicities and tongue-twisters? Did you modulate your voice and pause in appropriate places? Were you attentive to the needs of your listeners?
A+ A A- B+ B B-
Comments:

Timing (max. 20 mins)

Did you observe the time limits? Did you maintain a good pace during your presentation (neither too fast nor too slow)?
A+ A A- B+ B B-
Comments:

Signposting of argument

Did you provide listeners with clear oral cues about the parts of your argument, questions, claims, terminology, transitions, and conclusions?
A+ A A- B+ B B-
Comments:

Slides, handouts, visual aids (if relevant)

Did you provide appropriate aids for your listeners? Did they support (and not distract from) your talk? (Bonus: attractive design.)
A+ A A- B+ B B-
Comments:

Integration of quotations/evidence

Did you deploy the best (and least amount of) evidence necessary to make your case? Was it clear when you were invoking evidence or quoting from a source?
A+ A A- B+ B B-
Comments:

Participation in Conference

Did you offer respectable, helpful commentary? Did you ask questions that may help your colleagues refine their ideas?
A+ A A- B+ B B-
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