1. Formal Presentations-How to Dress for Success *a guide to understanding the speech rubric’s standards for formal attire *What to wear, and what not to wear

2. 6-Excellent **For the Guys** *Groomed hair (out of eyes) *Dress shoes with dark socks (NO tennis shoes!) *Jacket AND tie *Don’t forget your belt! (Hint: it should match your shoes)

3. 6-Excellent **For the Girls** *Tailored look, crisp, and ironed (not overly flashy colors) *Tailored skirts with a nice blouse and jacket is suitable too *Nice closed-toed shoes *Groomed hair that is out of the eyes *Conservative accessories (flashy is distracting)

4. 5-Commendable **For the Guys** *Nice shirt and matching tie *Clean shaven *A belt and matching dress shoes would still be nice!

5. 5-Commendable **For the Girls** *A nice tailored blouse/shirt and pants/skirt with appropriate shoes and accessories *A nice dress is suitable as well

6. 4-Competent/Meets Standards **For the Guys** *Hair a bit distracting, and what is with the scruff?? Shave!!! *Nice shirt, but open and not professional *Edward is wearing nicer than normal school clothes *Jeans=a big fat NO NO!! (or any denim for that matter)

7. 4-Competent/Meets Standards **For the Girls** *Cute dress and shoes! But a little short *An obvious attempt to look nice, but not professional enough

8. 3-Limited/Doesn’t Meet Standards *Meets dress code but is not professional at all

9. 2-Weak *When what you wear distracts from the presentation *Doesn’t meet dress code

10. 1-Unacceptable-DUH!! *No way meets dress code *I mean come on!!