Oral Exam Hack: Speak with Rizz

By WR!TERS@WORK

Did you know your academic results all boil down to your quality of performance? Want to learn how to communicate your ideas more effectively? With the guidance of our WRITERS AT WORK teachers, here are some techniques on how to better engage your audience!

It’s All About Engagement

WRITERS AT WORK students know that using methods of persuasion can vastly improve your presentation, something that is vital to enrapturing examiners and getting your message across with unmistakable clarity! WRITERS AT WORK is an education centre offering some of the best English enrichment courses for primary and secondary school students in Singapore including how to best prepare themselves for PSLE and O Level English oral examinations..

A common error we’ve observed made by students is failing to seize opportunities to captivate and convince the examiner. It can be something as innocuous as self-introductions!

It’s easy to lose audience interest at the beginning if we fail to connect and capture their attention. It all comes down to creating a great introduction and leaving that first impression.

Students find themselves overly distracted with factual information such as slides, charts, case studies and data sets. While important, one shouldn’t forget that the key objective of oral examinations goes beyond reiterating the obvious. WRITERS AT WORK educators regularly encourage students instead to create a meaningful experience with the listener through elements such as influence, inspiration and imagination.

We help students improve their communication methods by experimenting with techniques allowing them to effectively build a rapport with the listener from the start of their presentation.

Did you know oral examinations are more than just about relaying facts to the examiner? You’ll learn that there is more value gained from connecting with your audience than simply regurgitating the minutiae of your message.Remember, your ability to communicate convincingly with a lasting impression comes from setting the right tone early with an engaging introduction! Every WRITERS AT WORK student knows that!

These Eyes Are Lit

It’s natural to feel the stress of having to deliver content with no mistakes, leading to students looking away at vital moments. Whether you’re speaking in person or online, it’s so important to not only communicate your message with perfection, but to connect with your audience with authenticity. Maintaining eye contact while sharing vital information is a key strategy to captivate your audience. While a seemingly simple gesture, making eye contact can have a great impact in building a robust connection with the listener.

Keeping eye contact consistently through your presentation helps ensure that your message is optimally relayed, especially so in the English language where important words or phrases appear near the end of a sentence.

“We aim not just to succeed with this test, but to revolutionise oral exams!” Now imagine projecting a powerful proclamation like that while staring blankly at your feet! By doing so, students land themselves in danger of diluting the weight of their message completely, therefore losing audience engagement.

WRITERS AT WORK teachers are here to help consolidate students’ thought process before they deliver their intended presentation. With our guidance and by keeping direct eye contact, your message will echo much deeper especially when making ground-breaking statements!

Use the Force, Look!

Using clear articulation and language that can emotionally relate with the examiner on an intimate level is crucial to keeping them captivated during your oral examination. Body language, eye contact and voice intonations can help improve your communication ability to hold the listener’s attention. WRITERS AT WORK students are encouraged to include ethos, logos, pathos and metaphors into their presentation to help connect emotionally with the examiner.

Content matters and so does its delivery. WRITERS AT WORK students strive to sound confident but affable, drawing the audience into their story with anecdotes, examples and visual aids to paint life to their personal message.

Acknowledging that the audience exists and asking for feedback aids in building trust and creating a good relationship with them. Establishing this positive rapport with the listener is key to good communication. WRITERS AT WORK students make the experience of communication more immersive and meaningful by generating audience involvement through encouraging interaction, asking questions or incorporating group activities – all of which increases audience understanding and their level of participation in the dialogue. Moreover, the result is that the listeners will likely remember the shared information better and open further discussion.

Establishing your credentials and personality early is critical to preparing for a persuasive talk. Using data, evidence and facts can help your discussion be more objective and convincing. Build trust by showing your commitment to the welfare of your listener. Remember, effective communication goes beyond words alone, requiring mindful consideration to each component of your speech to engage the audience!

WRITERS AT WORK seeks to make students better learners through organisation skills, reflection, and understanding of how we process information. Are the PSLE or O Level English exams on the horizon? Let us take care of your child’s English results! Join us at our tuition centres to be a part of the best English enrichment courses for primary and secondary school students in Singapore.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ):

1. Is Creative Writing Good for Kids?

Creative writing is good for children as it teaches them how to use their imagination. Children have a vivid imagination and will enjoy coming up with different storylines and characters. Through the use of creative writing, children can express themselves using the English language, which is also good for their emotional development and maturity.

2. How to Begin a Story?

A good story should have just the right amount of exposition to illuminate the setting and the characters for the reader without giving away the entire plot. The story should begin where it is relevant, and the general gist of the situation should be outlined. The writer should know how to move the plot along from where they start easily, and the story should flow logically.

3. What is an Enrichment Class in English?

An enrichment class allows your child to not only learn the basics of the mechanics of English such as good grammar and sentence structure, but it also teaches your child to appreciate the nuances of the English language. Students in an English enrichment class will learn skills like inference and critical reading – these skills are highly important even when students graduate out of school and go into higher education or the working world, as it will teach them to process and filter information to determine what is being said and evaluate the veracity of the information.

4. How Does My Child Benefit From Writing Classes?

Writing classes build systematic thinking and logic in children. Crafting a story plot is the same as thinking, step by step, what events chronologically happen in the context of a given scenario. Students will be able to express their ideas and thought processes in a coherent and concise manner, which will help them in their other subjects as they will be able to formulate sentences to better understand the material. English proficiency is a highly transferable skill.