Student Name: ________________________________ Company: _____________________________________________________

Date & Time of Email: __________________________ (-2 late e-submission)

-1 for missing printout of 3 slides per page handout (3 per page) – only one copy required for the instructor. Hand this to the instructor JUST before your
presentation
-2 for going over the allotted time in class

Use of Language ~ this refers to language in the PowerPoint and the verbal presentation

Excellent 10 Very Good/Good 9 8 7 Satisfactory 6 5 Needs Improvement 4 to 0

 No spelling mistakes or  One to two spelling mistakes  Some spelling mistakes  Significant spelling mistakes
grammatical errors  One to two instances of non-  Some use of non-Canadian  Frequent use of non-Canadian
 Canadian spelling Canadian spelling spelling spelling
 Professional vocabulary and  One to two instances of non-  Some use of non-professional  Unprofessional vocabulary
positive professional vocabulary vocabulary

Presentation/Communication Skills

Excellent 10 Very Good/Good 9 8 7 Satisfactory 6 5 Needs Improvement 4 to 0

 Establishes eye contact with  Establishes eye contact with most  Some eye contact with the  No eye contact with audience
entire audience of the audience audience but not optimal  Does not speak clearly and
 Establishes eye contact  Establishes eye contact through  Establishes some eye contact mumbles, insufficient volume
frequently throughout the most of the presentation throughout the presentation  Does not speak confidently
presentation  Speaks clearly most of the time  Speaks clearly some of the time  Speaks quickly during entire
 Speaks clearly all the time –  Speaks too quickly some of the  Speaks too quickly most of the presentation
clearly enunciates and calibrates time time  Reads entire presentation
voice volume to room conditions  Speaks confidently with reference  Reads most of the presentation  No use of professional pauses
 Speaks confidently with minimal to notes some of the time  Some professional use of pauses  Significant awkward pauses
reference to notes  Professional pauses some of the during the presentation which interfere with the
 Professional pauses time  Good presentation – unsure of presentation topic
 Fluid presentation – confident of  Great presentation – unsure of communicating points of content  Body language is unprofessional
content (well rehearsed) some of the content  Professional body language – and distracting
 Professional body language –  Professional body language most minimally acceptable with  Non-professional dress code
professional posture and gestures of the time significant need for improvement
including smiling  Professional dress code – good  Professional dress code –
 Professional dress code – no but not optimal minimally acceptable with
significant improvement significant need for improvement
necessary

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Excellent 10 Very Good/Good 9 8 7 Satisfactory 6 5 Needs Improvement 4 to 0

 Content is relevant  Content is relevant most of the  Content is relevant some of the  Content is not relevant
 Avoids inappropriate repetition time time  Significant repetition
 Content is focused on key points  One or two instances of repetition  Some instances of repetition  Content is unfocused – key points
 Content is focused on most of the  Minimal information on company unclear
key points  No information on company

 Optimal presentation of personal  Not optimal presentation of  Minimal information on personal  No information on personal links
qualities – linked to the research personal qualities – partially qualities – not linked well to the to company
company linked to the research company research of the company  Indirect and not focused
 Direct and focused  Direct and focused most of the  Minimal direction and partially
time focused

Design

Excellent 10 Very Good/Good 9 8 7 Satisfactory 6 5 Needs Improvement 4 to 0

 Excellent use of images (no  Very good use of images  Use of images – minimally  Use of images is unprofessional
animated images unless  Very good image quality, acceptable and distracting
appropriate) resolution, resizing, and cropping  Images not cropped effectively  Unacceptable image quality
 Optimal image quality –  Very good choice of font and nor resized properly  No evidence of slide master use
resolution, resizing, and cropping design templates  Ineffective choice of font and  No use of objects
 Effective choice of font and  Effective use of slide master most design templates  No use of slide transition and
design templates of the time  Effective use of the slide master distracting custom animation
 Effective use of slide master  Some appropriate use of objects some of the time  Ineffective choice of font and
 Frequent and appropriate use of  Good use of slide transition and  Ineffective use of slide transition design templates
objects such as Venn diagrams, custom animation – a bit and distracting custom animation  Contrary to assignment
tables and graphs distracting  Text is not very scannable instructions, used sound
 Effective use of slide transition  Text is mostly scannable  Good use of colour some of the  Ineffective use of slide transition
and custom animation features  Good use of colour; attention to time and custom animation features
 Text is highly scannable – good contrast and view-ability most of  Too much text
judgement regarding number of the time  Poor choice of colours
words and display
 Effective use of colour; attention
to contrast and view-ability

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