Rates of speech are appropriate. Speakers make eye contact with everyone and has no nervous habits, is appropriately dressed and has excellent posture. Presentation involves audience, allowing time for audience to think and respond. Presentation is well organized with a beginning, middle and end. There is a strong organizing theme, with clear main ideas and transitions.
Information is complete and accurate.
Clear evidence of research. Visual aids are well done and are used to make presentation more interesting and meaningful. The presentation is as good as one receiving a distinguished rating, but there are one or two elements of the presentation which are less polished. The presentation is generally similar to one receiving a novice rating, but there are one or two elements which are relatively well done. Presenters are difficult to hear.