iRubric: Colloquium Presentation - Spring 2018 PMP rubric

Maintain direct, consistent and comfortable eye contact with audience throughout your presentation.

Use supportive gestures; move with purpose (avoid pacing and distracting movement).

Avoid using silent pauses between points, avoid fillers such as 'um, ah, uh, like, you know, etc.'

Maintain a professional (i.e., appropriate), organized, and well-prepared delivery throughout.

Introduce what the main points of your speech are going to be about. It needs to include your thesis statement in a clear way.

You clearly state your research question and explain how work advances knowledge.

Provide a concluding remark that echoes the introduction of your presentation and that clearly summaries the main parts of your presentation.

They are used to explain, clarify, illustrate or summarize information from the speech. All presentation aids are used according to the guidelines discussed in class (the right size, the right font, etc).

Speak clearly and concisely and make sure to pronounce the sounds of words correctly.