Criteria for evaluating PowerPoint presentations Context: Was the purpose of the presentation achieved & did it have the intended impact on the audience? Readability: Could you read the slides? Format: titles/text/images clearly express the message? Text: Too much, too little, perfect? Spelling: Grammar: Design: did the slide design enhance the presentation? Color: Did the colors make the presentation easier or more difficult to view? Images: Were the pictures clear? Transition: Were the slide transitions distracting or flowing? Speed: Were the slide transitions too fast or too slow? Overall: Did the PPT enhance the presentation? Suggestions: for the presenter? Linguistic competence and delivery Body language: eye contact, addressing the audience or the visuals, etc. Using the notes: reading from notes, relying heavily on notes, using notes from time to time, mere checking on notes, no notes (spoken utterances fully memorized) Voice projection: loudness- clearness- Speech pace: Intonation: Signposting: Vocabulary: range (level of difficulty)- pronunciation- appropriate usage- Grammar: range- appropriateness-