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Below Expectations Meets Expectations Exceeds Expectations POINTSOrganization No opening and/or closing

statements or irrelevantopening/closing statements.Loses focus more than once.Does not manage timeeectively. No logicalsequence of information.

Mechanistic.

Oers some type of opening andclosing statements. Folloslogical sequence !ut structurecould !e !etter. May need moreela!oration on one or morepoints. "dequate timemanagement# !ut could !e

stronger.

$lear opening and closingstatements. $atches audience%sinterest# providesovervie/conclusion. Follos logicalsequence# stays focused# goode&planations. 'ective timemanagement and strong transitions.

(trong mental ta)e aay foraudience.

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+oice ,uality -ace

Mum!les# mispronouncesords# grammatical errors#umms0. Di1cult tounderstand. (pea)s too quietlyor too loudly. (pea)s too fast ortoo slo. Loses train ofthought# tentative. Lac)senthusiasm.

'asily understood. (pea)s loudenough to !e heard and atappropriate pace. (ome a)ardpauses or halting delivery !utmostly clear and natural. $oulddisplay greater enthusiasm# seemmore genuinely interested in onpresentation.

'nthusiastic and engaging. (pea)sclearly and loudly enough at acomforta!le pace. '&udescon2dence and interest. Nogrammatical or pronunciation errors.resentation appears conversational#e&temporaneous# and natural.

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Mannerisms -3ody Language

Demonstrates distractingmannerisms hich may include

!ad posture# shifting feet# toomuch or too little handmovement. 3ody languagereveals reluctance to interactith audience. (eemsfearful/very nervous.

No signi2cantly distractingmannerisms. "ccepta!le posture.

3ody language mostlydemonstrates comfort ininteracting ith audience !utoccasional instances ofdiscomfort may !ecommunicated. (eems natural forthe most part.

3ody language used eectively tomaintain audience%s interest. 3ody

language re4ects presenter%sreaction to# and empathy ith# theaudience. 5estures match ver!alcontent# are comforta!le andrela&ed# seem spontaneous. ********

rofessionalism- "ppearance

Does not meet minimumrequirements for !usinessdress. Ma)es e&cuses foraspects of the presentation.6nappropriate ord choice for

audience. 6nappropriatelyinformal.

Meets minimum standards for!usiness dress and appearance.5enerally treats audienceprofessionally# accepta!le ordchoice 7no slang8. May seem to

lac) con2dence at times.9easona!ly credi!le.

Dressed appropriately. "ppearanceengenders respect and credi!ility.:reats audience professionally.(pea)er appears con2dent and hasgood command of the topic. ********

9apport ith Does not connect ith :ries to maintain eye contact 5enuinely connects ith audience.

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"udience - ;seof Media

audience. Little to no eyecontact. 9eads. 9elies heavilyon slides and/or notes."ttempts to cover too manyslides or lingers too long on toofe slides.

most of the time !ut instancesmay !e 4eeting in length. (cansthe room. (ome reliance on notesor slides.

Maintains eye contact throughout.+isuals 7slides# etc.8 eortlesslyenhance speech. ********

GRAND TOTAL: ______________Updated January 2009Credits: This document borrows from the SPEAS !ubric from CSU"#u$$erton %usiness Communication Pro&ram and the CSU"Chico' Co$$e&e of%usiness (ra$ Communication !ubric)