Checklist for Analyzing Oral Presentations

  1. Contents
    1. Recognizable Structure
    2. Introduction
      • Strong opening
      • Informative on general background
      • Identifies scientific question
      • Explains the approach to solve this question
    3. Main part
      • Logical structure
      • Not too much information
      • No irrelevant details
      • Short summaries or conclusions per subject
    4. Conclusions
      • Clearly announced
      • Only important points
      • Relation with scientific question in the introduction
      • Effective closing

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  2. Presentation
    1. Use of language
      • Casual or formal language
      • Jargon, abbreviations
      • Clear pronunciation
      • Varying pace and pitch
      • Use of emphasis where necessary
    2. Contact with audience
      • Speaks towards the audience
      • Enthusiasm
      • Natural gestures
    3. Visual aids
      • Readable lettering
      • Clear self-explanatory slides
      • Efficient, easy to understand figures
      • Text in headlines
    4. Timing
      • Balanced timing per part
      • Finishes in time, without hurrying towards the end

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  3. General impression
    1. Correct level for majority of the audience?
    2. Not too much material?
    3. Audience learned about general background?
    4. Background sufficient to appreciate details?
    5. Message clear?