10
- The whole presentation (student, slides, supporting material) is visionary and inspirational, while radiating wisdom, confidence, enthusiasm, novelty and precision and presented to the audience in an own student's unique style;
- The presentation and the student feature a magnetic ability to draw and keep attention and consequently provoke desire to take action;
- The student shows a remarkable personality (e.g. maturity, mission, vision, expression, skills, experience, knowledge, wisdom) and has the ability to inspire the audience;
- There are effective didactic elements (e.g. everybody learns) which succeed in communicating the novelties and influencing thinking;
- The student influences the audience at a deeper level (e.g. discusses paradoxes, draws the future, convinces others in own principles);
- The pace is excellent, dynamic and adapted to the understanding of the audience;
- An excellent and fair debate is initiated with a smooth transition;
- Both the student and the audience enjoy the presentation.
9
- The whole presentation (student, slides, supporting material) is aligned and radiates experience, confidence, enthusiasm, novelty and precision;
- Both the student and presentation feature the magnetic ability to attract and keep attention and interest from audience;
- The student improvises well and connects with the audience at a deeper level (e.g. challenges the fundamentals, creates common experience, adapts to the audience);
- The presentation is dedicated to the audience and project, while the emphasis on own personality is of a secondary importance;
- There are clear didactic elements (e.g. the audience learns) which succeed in communicating the novelties;
- There are absolutely no mistakes in the formulations;
- The pace is very good, dynamic and adapted;
- The presentation starts and finishes on time with very good planning and execution: start, making points and efficiently making use of the time (e.g. more time for the relevant things and less time for the non-relevant), finish;
- A lively and instructive discussion is naturally initiated as a follow-up of the presentation with a smooth transition;
- The supervisors do not interfere during the presentation;
- The audience enjoys the presentation.
8
- The student radiates self-confidence and enthusiasm, uses correct formulations, fits story for audience, and has the ability to attract attention and interest from audience;
- There are clear didactic elements (e.g. the audience learns);
- The student connects with the audience (e.g. asks rhetorical questions, shares common experience) and keeps the attention focused;
- The pace is good;
- The transitions between slides are smooth;
- The presentation starts and finishes on time;
- A lively discussion is initiated.
7
- The student easily makes clear what has been done and why;
- The student explicitly connects with the audience (e.g. asks rhetorical questions, does not ignore parts of the audience);
- Eye contact, body gestures, tone of the voice are acceptable;
- The student does not haste;
- The formulations used are correct;
- The presentation does not deviate from the allocated time by more than 20%;
- The student does not read directly from the slides.
6
- The student presents at least the main required elements (opening, body, conclusions) and makes clear what has been done;
- The student relies on the slides to tell the story (may be reading from the slides);
- The presentation and defense do not deviate from the allocated time by more than 50%;
- The key formulations must be correct (e.g. units, formulas, concepts).