Do you need to grade students or evaluate coworkers on their presentations? You can use a presentation scoring rubric to provide feedback for improvement.
We’ll explain what a presentation scoring rubric is, how to create one, and how to use Plus AI to gather more details about this helpful tool.
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What is a presentation scoring rubric?
Most commonly used in educational scenarios, a presentation scoring rubric is used to assess a presentation. The scoring rubric includes specific criteria for a structured framework to measure performance.
The rubric is not only intended to provide a score (and thus a grade) to the student or presenter, but to identify strengths and weaknesses to guide the presenter toward improvement.
In business scenarios, a scoring rubric can be used for training purposes or for refining presentations when those presentations are key forms of communication.
Scoring rubric categories
You’ll find several categories for the scoring criteria. Most are common to presentations; however, you can add, remove, or adjust the categories per your scenario.
- Content: Relevance of the presented information.
- Organization: Sequence or flow of the presentation.
- Knowledge: Understanding of the topic.
- Communication or delivery: Speaking skills and nonverbal communication.
- Engagement: Ability to connect with the audience.
- Visuals or visual aids: Graphics, media, design, and layout.
- Mechanics: Grammar and spelling.
- Time management: Ability to meet time limits or requirements.
- Creativity: Innovative aspects of the presentation.
- Overall impact: Overall assessment of how well the presentation achieved its purpose and impacted the audience.
You can adjust your scoring rubric accordingly for each course, project, or other scenario. For example, if the presentation is for a class project with certain requirements, you might add a specific category to score how well the student meets each requirement.
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Rubric scoring scale
Presentation scoring rubrics normally use a three-, four-, or five-point scale. The scale can use a numerical and/or descriptive scoring system.
For instance, you can score each category on a scale from 1 to 5 with 1 being Unacceptable and 5 being Excellent. Or, you can score with a scale from 1 to 3 with 1 being Weak and 3 being Strong.
With each category, an explanation of the score is provided. To obtain the score for that category, the presenter meets the description provided for that score. Here’s an example for a Content category with a 4-point scoring scale.
The person evaluating the presentation, enters the score for each category in the column on the right. When the presentation is complete, the total score is calculated and provided to and optionally discussed with the presenter.
It’s also helpful to include a key for understanding the final score as shown in this example:
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How do you create a presentation scoring rubric?
To create a presentation scoring rubric, you can use your go-to word processing application like Google Docs or Microsoft Word.
Insert a table which lists the criteria in the left-hand column, scoring scale in the top row, and a score column (for each category) on the right. You can also include a total score at the bottom as shown below.
To assemble the rubric:
- Define and list the criteria you want to use. Again, the categories can differ depending on the type and purpose of the presentation.
- Determine and enter the scoring scale and whether it should be numerical, descriptive, or both.
- Write the description for each category corresponding to each score on the scale.
- Optionally include a key for the total score at the bottom.
Want to use the template above? Head to the Presentation Scoring Rubric Template in Google Docs, select Make a copy, and then save the document to your account. You can then edit it per your needs and reuse it as you like.
Get help with a presentation scoring rubric from Plus AI
Plus AI is a terrific tool for creating and editing presentations, but it’s also a super helpful add-in for research! You can ask Plus to make a scoring rubric presentation and see helpful details and tips to set up your own rubric.
With useful information, you can refer to the content in this completed slideshow as you create the rubric. You may also add slides that include further details!
You can use Plus AI with Google Slides and Docs along with Microsoft PowerPoint. Check out the Plus AI website for details, example presentations, and information for starting your free trial.
Conclusion
If you’ve been tasked with creating a presentation scoring rubric for your students, coworkers, or peers, you now have the basics you need to get started. And remember, you can use the rubric template provided above and Plus AI for further help creating your rubric.
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FAQs
What is the 5/5/5 rule for better presentations?
Some experts recommend the 5/5/5 rule when creating presentations. This rule suggests no more than five words per line of text, five lines of text per slide, or five text-heavy slides in a row.
What is the Kawasaki presentation rule?
Guy Kawasaki popularized the 10/20/30 rule for effective presentations. This rule recommends a limit of 10 slides, a total presentation time within 20 minutes, and a font size of no less than 30 points.
What is a good talking speed for a presentation?
An average of 100 to 150 words per minute is common for presentations. For details on calculating words per minute and other tools you can use, check out Finding Your Speaking Rate on the Plus website.
