Average rating | Prevalence |
Average rating | Annoyance |
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Percent responses in each rating category (0–4 scale) | Percent responses in each rating category (0–3) | |||||||||||
Principle | Item | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||
DID ANY OF THE PRESENTATIONS FAIL TO CONVEY A MEANINGFUL MESSAGE BECAUSE | ||||||||||||
R | There was no main point | 1.039 | 28.8 | 48.3 | 14.6 | 5.4 | 2.4 | 1.170 | 32.7 | 28.8 | 17.6 | 15.6 |
R | The main point was obscured by lots of irrelevant detail | 1.363 | 14.6 | 52.2 | 19.0 | 9.3 | 4.4 | 1.340 | 20.0 | 37.1 | 25.4 | 13.7 |
R | Not enough information was provided to support the main point | 1.201 | 21.5 | 50.2 | 15.6 | 10.7 | 1.5 | 1.274 | 22.9 | 36.1 | 24.9 | 12.2 |
DID THE SPEAKER EVER FAIL TO CONNECT WITH THE AUDIENCE BECAUSE HE OR SHE | ||||||||||||
A | Was talking about a topic that the audience did not care about | 1.146 | 23.4 | 52.7 | 12.2 | 9.3 | 2.4 | 1.162 | 29.8 | 36.6 | 15.1 | 15.1 |
R | Did not explain the importance of the topic | 1.063 | 29.8 | 45.4 | 14.6 | 9.3 | 1.0 | 1.046 | 27.3 | 42.4 | 20.0 | 5.9 |
A | Assumed the audience knew more than it did | 1.205 | 26.3 | 43.9 | 15.6 | 11.2 | 2.9 | 1.015 | 34.6 | 34.1 | 20.5 | 7.8 |
A | Assumed the audience knew less than it did | 1.166 | 25.9 | 48.3 | 12.7 | 9.8 | 3.4 | 1.096 | 32.2 | 31.7 | 23.9 | 8.8 |
A | Used too much jargon | 1.249 | 22.9 | 48.3 | 12.7 | 13.2 | 2.9 | 1.060 | 28.3 | 40.0 | 24.4 | 4.9 |
A | Went through the presentation too fast | 0.902 | 38.0 | 44.9 | 7.8 | 7.3 | 2.0 | 0.864 | 42.9 | 29.3 | 20.0 | 4.9 |
A | Went through the presentation too slowly | 1.265 | 22.4 | 46.3 | 16.1 | 11.2 | 3.4 | 1.262 | 24.9 | 31.7 | 27.3 | 11.2 |
WERE ANY OF THE PRESENTATIONS HARD TO FOLLOW BECAUSE THE SPEAKER | ||||||||||||
L | Did not follow a clear narrative structure (with a beginning, middle, and end) | 0.985 | 29.8 | 52.7 | 6.8 | 7.8 | 2.0 | 0.865 | 32.2 | 45.4 | 12.7 | 3.4 |
A | Did not provide an overview of the talk in the introduction | 0.995 | 33.2 | 46.8 | 8.8 | 8.3 | 2.4 | 0.788 | 41.0 | 35.1 | 15.1 | 2.9 |
S | Did not use his/her slides to provide direction to the talk | 1.064 | 28.8 | 48.8 | 12.2 | 6.3 | 3.4 | 0.883 | 35.6 | 40.0 | 15.6 | 4.4 |
L | Did not use his/her slides to illustrate complex or critical information | 1.044 | 28.8 | 50.2 | 10.7 | 6.8 | 2.9 | 0.953 | 32.2 | 39.5 | 17.1 | 5.4 |
S | Did not use a pointer or otherwise direct audience attention to important details on the slides | 1.279 | 28.3 | 43.9 | 8.3 | 9.3 | 9.8 | 0.680 | 48.3 | 32.7 | 9.3 | 4.4 |
L | Did not provide a summary of his/her key points at the end | 1.143 | 30.2 | 41.5 | 14.6 | 8.3 | 4.4 | 0.969 | 36.1 | 30.7 | 20.5 | 6.3 |
R | Did not have a clear conclusion | 1.114 | 27.8 | 46.3 | 12.7 | 7.3 | 3.9 | 1.089 | 27.3 | 38.5 | 19.0 | 8.3 |
WERE ANY OF THE PRESENTATIONS HARD TO FOLLOW BECAUSE THE SLIDES | ||||||||||||
L | Contained too much material to absorb before the next slide was presented | 1.356 | 18.0 | 45.4 | 21.5 | 13.2 | 2.0 | 1.225 | 22.9 | 38.5 | 27.3 | 8.8 |
L | Had too many bullets | 1.039 | 33.2 | 44.4 | 9.8 | 10.7 | 2.0 | 0.908 | 35.1 | 40.0 | 14.6 | 5.9 |
D | Had text or graphics that were too small to see clearly | 1.171 | 24.4 | 50.7 | 10.7 | 11.7 | 2.4 | 1.195 | 25.9 | 34.6 | 29.3 | 7.8 |
D | Used colors or fonts that were hard to distinguish | 0.932 | 34.1 | 49.3 | 6.8 | 8.8 | 1.0 | 1.031 | 35.1 | 30.7 | 21.5 | 8.3 |
R | Did not have enough graphs, pictures, or diagrams | 0.932 | 33.2 | 50.7 | 8.3 | 5.4 | 2.4 | 0.854 | 37.6 | 38.5 | 17.6 | 2.9 |
C | Contained irrelevant graphics, backgrounds, or animations | 0.980 | 36.6 | 42.4 | 11.2 | 5.9 | 3.9 | 1.005 | 36.6 | 29.3 | 22.4 | 7.3 |
I | Varied fonts or colors for no reason | 1.029 | 33.2 | 46.8 | 7.8 | 8.3 | 3.9 | 0.842 | 40.0 | 35.6 | 15.1 | 4.9 |
L | Contained graphics that were too complex | 0.761 | 43.9 | 41.0 | 11.2 | 2.9 | 1.0 | 0.758 | 43.4 | 34.1 | 13.7 | 3.4 |
D | Contained poor quality images or video | 0.877 | 38.0 | 46.3 | 6.8 | 5.9 | 2.4 | 0.891 | 37.6 | 35.1 | 15.6 | 5.9 |
WERE ANY OF THE PRESENTATIONS HARD TO UNDERSTAND BECAUSE THE SPEAKERS | ||||||||||||
D | Mumbled | 0.824 | 38.5 | 47.3 | 7.3 | 5.4 | 1.0 | 1.063 | 34.6 | 28.3 | 21.0 | 9.8 |
D | Spoke too quietly/did not use the microphone properly | 0.882 | 37.1 | 45.9 | 8.8 | 6.8 | 1.0 | 1.016 | 33.7 | 33.7 | 17.6 | 8.8 |
R | Did not answer questions | 0.719 | 48.8 | 36.6 | 8.3 | 3.4 | 2.0 | 0.791 | 44.4 | 27.3 | 18.0 | 3.4 |
R | Allowed too many questions to interrupt the talk | 0.931 | 39.5 | 40.0 | 11.2 | 4.9 | 3.9 | 0.932 | 39.0 | 27.3 | 20.0 | 6.3 |
L | Did not give the audience time to digest important points | 1.119 | 23.4 | 53.2 | 12.2 | 6.3 | 3.4 | 1.045 | 30.2 | 38.0 | 22.0 | 6.3 |
C | Presented slides with a lot of text and then proceeded to talk while the audience was trying to read | 1.255 | 23.9 | 45.9 | 13.7 | 12.7 | 3.4 | 1.116 | 28.8 | 37.1 | 21.5 | 9.3 |
DID ANY OF THE SPEAKERS | ||||||||||||
S | Read word-for-word from notes or from the slides themselves | 1.348 | 19.5 | 48.3 | 12.7 | 15.6 | 3.4 | 1.315 | 27.3 | 27.8 | 26.8 | 15.6 |
S | Talk to the screen rather than to the audience | 1.059 | 28.8 | 47.3 | 15.1 | 5.4 | 2.9 | 0.974 | 33.2 | 36.1 | 19.0 | 5.9 |
A | Fail to pay attention to audience “feedback” (raised hands, puzzled looks, fidgeting, and signs of boredom) | 1.142 | 27.8 | 43.4 | 18.0 | 6.8 | 3.4 | 1.081 | 31.7 | 31.7 | 25.9 | 6.8 |
R | Not inject any humor or illustrations to lighten complex material | 1.299 | 23.9 | 43.4 | 15.1 | 12.7 | 4.4 | 0.899 | 35.6 | 38.5 | 19.0 | 3.4 |
C | Use inappropriate or irrelevant jokes or illustrations | 0.631 | 50.7 | 39.5 | 5.4 | 1.5 | 2.0 | 0.691 | 47.8 | 28.8 | 14.1 | 2.4 |
WERE ANY OF THE SPEAKERS UNPREPARED, IN THAT THEY | ||||||||||||
R | Stumbled over their presentation, repeated themselves, seemed puzzled by their own slides | 0.751 | 42.4 | 43.9 | 10.2 | 2.9 | 0.5 | 0.867 | 41.0 | 34.1 | 12.7 | 7.8 |
I | Had mistakes in their slides | 0.907 | 32.2 | 52.7 | 8.3 | 5.9 | 1.0 | 0.862 | 39.0 | 33.7 | 19.0 | 3.4 |
R | Went over the allotted time (or rushed to finish in time) | 1.186 | 25.9 | 44.9 | 15.1 | 11.7 | 2.0 | 1.117 | 27.3 | 39.5 | 20.0 | 9.3 |
R | Did not have enough material to fill the time | 0.815 | 41.0 | 45.4 | 6.8 | 4.9 | 2.0 | 0.600 | 51.2 | 29.8 | 9.3 | 2.4 |
Tech | Did not know how to use their technology (software, computer, projector, etc.) | 0.854 | 38.5 | 46.8 | 7.3 | 5.4 | 2.0 | 0.854 | 42.9 | 32.2 | 14.1 | 7.3 |
A, appropriate knowledge; C, compatibility; D, discriminability; I, informative change; L, limited capacity; R, relevance; S, salience; Tech, problems with the technology.