PFT 2025
ORAL PRESENTATION JUDGING CRITERIA
Student poster and oral presentations are judged separately. Student ORAL presentations are judged based on two main categories: DELIVERY and CONTENT. In each category judges are expected to assign points in increments of 0.5 for each item as listed below.
STUDENT NAME:
DELIVERY (point increments are Zero, 0.5, 1, 1.5 or 2)
1. Clear enunciation and pronunciation; no stuttering i.e., ‘um’, ‘er’, ‘you know’,
mispronunciation, etc.
_____(1)
2. Slides legible from back of room, well labeled, not overcrowded
_____(2)
3. Effective use of time: reasonable amount of time for intro, methods, results
and discussion (e.g. not most of time on background and little new info)
_____(1)
4. Stays within allotted time with time available for questions
_____(1)
5. Responds well to questions
_____(1)
 
Total Points for Delivery   _____(6)
CONTENT (point increments are Zero, 0.5, 1, 1.5, 2, 2.5 or 3)
1. Background: adequate amount of background
_____(2)
2. Methods and Analyses: provides clear and concise description
_____(3)
3. Results: clear presentation of MOST relevant results
_____(3)
4. Conclusions: presents logical conclusion from the results
_____(2)
5. Implications: puts study results into larger context – “so what?”
_____(1)
6. Novelty: has the study been conducted by others? Has it been presented at
other conferences with little novelty added to the current presentation?
_____(1)
 
Total Points for Content   _____(12)
 
Total Points for Oral Presentation   _____(18)