| 1 | 2-4 | 5-7 | 8-9 | 10 |
Presentation Skills |
Speaking | Not clear, mumbling, pausing, too quiet. | Difficult to understand or hear but mostly fluent. | Reasonably clear, generally fluent with some pauses and stumbles. | Generally clear and confident, but minor stumbles or pauses. | Very clear, speech flows well, no stumbles or pauses |
Slide Planning | Slides poorly planned, does not flow well and structure not very logical | Some planning evident, but flow between slides is generally not good. | Slides planned OK but content may be a bit muddled, or do not flow well throughout. | Well planned, but minor jumps or flow problems. | Excellent planning, story flows well between slides and content follows in logical order. |
Slide Content | Slides unclear, difficult to read, images difficult to read | Some slides clear, some too crowded with text or images not readable | Most slides are clear, not too crowded and images visible | Slide generally clear and well laid out, minor issues with visibility, e.g. crowding, or image text too small | All slides are clear, well laid out and all content clear. |
Timing | Too short or too long by a large margin, both presentation and answers to questions. | Timing not well planned, either rushed, or extended with pauses. | Timing is reasonable but not as accurate as it could be. Use of excessive pauses, or fast speaking to fill the time. | Timing good, but slightly over- or under-runs, speaking pace generally consistent with minor pauses or rushing. | Well timed, speaking at a consistent and appropriate pace. |
Language and Grammar | Long explanations instead of correct jargon, poor sentence structure, poor use of English | Generally understandable, but language may be ambiguous or unclear in places. | Understandable, but better use of jargon and abbreviations would help. Some poor English or grammar. | Language and grammar mostly correct with some minor issues, or improvements could be made in use of jargon and abbreviations. | All language is clear and easy to understand, good use of jargon and abbreviations, good sentence structure and grammar. |
Content |
Project Goals | Project goals not clear at any time. | Project goals vague and not presented early. | Project goals are clear, but may not be well explained early enough. | Project goals are clear for those familiar with the project but lacks detail for newcomers. | Project goals clearly explained early on before any technical content. |
Methodology | No explanation of if, and how, project goals are achieved. | Poor explanation of if, and how, project goals are achieved. | Goals of project achieved, but some gaps in explanations. | Generally project goal completion well explained but may leave some minor questions. | Clear explanation of how project goals have been achieved. |
Results | Poor, or no, presentation of results. | Results crowded together, visual not used or poor and hard to see. | Results are presented, but poor use of visuals to aid explanation. | Results explained and visuals used but may be some minor difficulties in interpreting the slide or graphs. | Good presentation of results using clear, easy to see visuals. |
Predicted Requirements | No predicted estimate of processor or memory requirements as required by the project. | Estimated processor and memory requirements made, but not well justified, no or poor use of visuals. Precise estimate made with no slack. | Predicted estimate of processor or memory requirements but may not be well justified, or work not complete to a final answer. May provide a precise answer with no explanation of variations in timing with different data. | Sensible, well justified prediction. May lack in some detail or fails to include some slack for different data sets. | Good, well justified prediction of processor and memory requirements,well explainedwith clearly presented evidence. Takes account of how results may vary with different data. |
Questions and Answers | Poor responses to questions with little of now information or apparent understanding. | Not all answers are complete or clearly stated. | Fair answers to most questions with some weaknesses in understanding or lack of confidence. | Good answers to the questions but may be some minor hesitation or gaps in the explanation. | All answers clearly and confidently answered. |
