Criteria / Level 4 / Level 3 / Level 2 / Level 1 / Total
Clear expression of ideas, voice projection, eye contact with audience, / Extremely clear expression of ideas- effectively communicates main ideas: effective, constant eye contact with audience, minimal reference made to notes / Clearly and effectively communicates main ideas: somewhat effective, eye contact with audience, good form of discussion style, an occasional reference made to notes / Moderately clear and effectively communicates main ideas: limited eye contact with audience, adequate discussion style, frequent references made to notes / Unclear and ineffective communication of main ideas: little or no eye contact with audience, poor discussion style, constant reference made to notes and direct reading is evident / /10
Oral Presentation Skills; Verbal and Body Language / Exceptional oral presentation skills, very effective verbal and body language / Good oral presentation skills, good verbal and body language / Moderate oral presentation skills, adequate verbal and body language / Adequate oral presentation skills, ineffective verbal and body language / /10
Knowledgeable on the key ideas/content of your venture plan and website- / Extremely knowledgeable about the key concepts/ideas of venture plan and website / Moderately knowledgeable about the key concepts/ideas of venture plan and website / Somewhat knowledgeable about the key concepts/ideas of venture plan and website / Limited knowledge about the key concepts/ideas of venture plan and website / /10
Effectiveness of presentation and sales pitch and level of understanding of the audience / Presenter is engaging and effectively delvers the sales pitch and offers insight clearly understood by the audience / Presenter is moderately engaging and moderately effective in delivery of sales pitch and offers some insight clearly understood by the audience / Presenter is somewhat engaging and somewhat effectively delvers the sales pitch- offering minimal insight somewhat understood by the audience / Presenter is not engaging and ineffectively delvers the sales pitch and offers limited insight barely understood by the audience / /10

Venture Plan Presentation Rubric

The purpose of this presentation is to convince the panel that your venture is worth investing in. Remember, you need funding for your venture and this is the opportunity to get it! You can do this by showing the panel an overview of the various aspects of your venture plan and website highlighting the important points. You are basically selling your idea to the group and competing with your classmates for the limited funds of the investors

Remember** You need to assume that your audience has no prior knowledge of your venture and has not seen your website- so you want to inform them accordingly. Also, keep it interesting, don’t bore the audience with information that is not necessary- you want to highlight all of the unique things about your venture and provide the class with an overview of how to order your product or service on-line.