| Parameter | Mistake | Penalty |
| Structure (max. 10%) | No introduction/outline/conclusion/references | 5% |
| No signposting (transition from point to point) | 5% |
| Too short/long | 5% |
| Content (max.40%) | Topic of marginal importance | 10% |
| No thesis statement | 10% |
| Arguments do not support thesis/no evidence | 10% each case |
| Faulty logic | 5% each case |
| Presentation skills (max. 20%) | No interaction with the audience/inability to answer questions | 15% |
| Reading from notes | 20% |
| Screen design (max. 10%) | Primitive or unnecessarily fancy design | 5% |
| Excess text | 5% |
| Poor readability (small font, pale printing, etc.) | 5% |
| Language (max. 20%) | Unintelligible pronunciation | 7% |
| Low fluency | 5% |
| Grammatical and lexical mistakes | 5-15% |
