Presentation Feedback
| Provide feedback on the following areas: |
| Presenter Confidence: Was the presenter confident? |
| Eye-contact: Did the presenter make eye contact with the audience? Did the presenter scan the whole audience using the lighthouse technique? |
| Body Language: What was the presenter’s body language like? Confident? Defensive? Aggressive? |
| Audience engagement/focus: Was the audience engaged/paying attention/interested/bored? |
| Presentation Structure: Was the presentation well-structured? Was the information well-sequenced? Were transitions signalled? Were the key points emphasised? |
| Quality of visuals: Were the visuals of good quality? |
| Use of Presentation Visuals: Did the presenter make effective use of the visuals? |
| Voice: Was the presenter’s voice loud and clear enough to be heard and understood throughout the room? Or was the presenter’s voice too quiet/loud? |
| Pronunciation: Think about: word individual sounds | word stress | chunking | pausing | intonation |
| Language used: Think about range and accuracy in: verb forms | noun phrases | prepositional phrases | word order | appropriate terminology |
| Errors made: What language errors were made? Which of these errors impeded communication? Which were just slips? |
| Improvements to be made: What are the main areas to focus on? Decide on the key improvements to be made and tell the student.Mix good feedback with constructive feedback: good point /weak point |
Presentation Ratings
Presentation Rating Scale
Rating:10
Overall, an excellent presentation which has these features:
the presentation has a clear and full introduction, body and conclusion
- all stages and transitions are clearly marked
- clear and informative visuals are used effectively
- informative content
- presenter is in full command of their content and message
- presenter speaks without notes or uses notes effectively while maintaining contact with audience
- presenter maintains eye contact with audience as appropriate
- presenter has a clear voice and use projection effectively
- presenter uses stress and intonation to highlight key points
- presenter presents confidently, using effective body language
- there are minimal language errors which do not impede communication in any way
- presenter handles all questions with ease
Rating: 9
A mixture of the features of 8 and 10.
Rating: 8
Overall, a very good presentation which has these features:
- the presentation has a clear introduction, body and conclusion
- all stages and transitions are clearly marked
- clear and informative visuals are used effectively
- informative content
- presenter is in command of their content and message
- presenter speaks without notes or uses notes effectively while maintaining contact with audience
- presenter maintains eye contact with audience most of the time
- presenter has clear voice and projection
- presenter uses stress and intonation to highlight key points
- presenter presents confidently, using effective body language
- there are some language errors which do not impede communication in any way
- presenter handles all questions without difficulty
Rating: 7
A mixture of the features of 6 and 8.
Rating: 6
Overall, an attempt at a good presentation but with some problems. It may include these features:
- presenter attempts an introduction, body and conclusion but not completely successfully
- attempts at marking stages and transitions but these are not always successful
- some visuals may not be to standard e.g. too much text, poorly chosen font size, colour etc.
- content may be lacking or is excessive
- presenter has problems at times communicating their content and message
- presenter reads or relies on using notes or a script and this can interfere with their contact with the audience
- presenter may not maintain eye contact with audience enough
- presenter may have occasional problems with voice and projection
- presenter attempts to use stress and intonation to highlight key points
- presenter does not appear confident at all times, with some poor body language
- language errors may impede communication at times
- presenter may have problems handling questions
Rating: 5
A mixture of the features of 4 and 6.
Rating: 4
Overall, an attempt at a presentation but with major problems. It may include these features:
- the presentation lacks either an introduction or conclusion
- the stages and transitions are not marked to a sufficient degree
- the visuals may not be to standard e.g. too much text, poorly chosen font size, colour etc.
- content may be lacking or is excessive
- presenter often fails to communicate their content and message
- presenter reads notes or a script and this interferes with their contact with the audience
- presenter does not maintain eye contact with audience even minimally
- presenter has frequent problems with voice and projection
- presenter makes very few attempts to use stress and intonation to highlight key points
- presenter does not appear at all confident, with very poor body language
- language errors often impede communication
- presenter cannot respond appropriately to questions
Feedback and Evaluation Form
You might want to use a standardized feedback form to give your students feedback, but the most important feedback will not be ticks or crosses on the form but the comments you make on the second page.