SLC: Key SLC Skills

In a Nutshell

You will need to do each of these in order to tick the boxes (literally!):

• Respond with detailed and thoughtful answers to questions

• Ask relevant questions

• Follow narratives

• Extract key information from others

• Use appropriate language for the context

• Communicate effectively

• Use evidence to support answers

• Make strong contributions

• Adapt to different styles

Speaking

1. Speak clearly and confidently when delivering your presentation

SO

others can hear and understand you correctly.

2. Also, make sure you have a structure when presenting.

BECAUSE

if other learners and the assessor fail to understand your presentation, it means you do not meet the criteria for communicating ideas effectively.

3. Lastly, try not to repeat content.

BECAUSE

This will weaken your arguments and make it less likely that you will present a balance of opinions.

Listening

You must also ensure you are listening to other presentations thoroughly.

This is because you will need to:

1.Ask questions during the Q+A

2.Talk through each presentation during the discussion task

Note down key points from other presentations so that you are able to generate questions – the more detail the better!

Communicating

During the discussion task especially, it is crucial you can show strong communication skills.

This may include:

1. Making constructive contributions

= Do this so you can move the discussion forward. Being constructive includes exploring all ideas and even proposing suggestions on how to improve.

2. Interjecting or redirecting discussions appropriately

= Don’t interrupt others even if you are too excited to share! Also make sure you voice your own thoughts instead of relying on others to ask!

3. Using the correct language and register

= Use appropriate language to the context.