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Notes or a memorised script?
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Notes — a script sounds flat and derails if you lose your place.
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Why signpost as you speak?
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So the examiner can follow your structure — it shows control.
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What phrasing sounds analytical?
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‘This suggests’, ‘the effect is’, ‘the writer's choice here…’.
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How fast should you speak?
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A steady pace — don't rush; use short pauses for weight.
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What should your notes contain?
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Brief bullet points and key quotations, not full sentences.
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Which criteria does delivery support?
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D (language) and C (organisation).
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The risk of reading notes in a monotone?
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It hides your analysis — deliver with pace and signposting.
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What are you demonstrating in the IO?
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Thinking through an argument, not performing a monologue.
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A short pause before a key point…
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Gives it weight and control.
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Delivery in one line?
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Notes, steady pace, signposting, analytical phrasing — think aloud.
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