Intermediate

Below are tips in relation to Open Exchange of Ideas:

 Ask students to think about potential areas of enquiry or interest when preparing for their assessment.

 Encourage students to justify answers with evidence when responding to a question. This will help persuade the audience to their way of thinking.  Encourage students to develop a two-way discussion with the audience. Here, they could ask the audience a question or two to keep the discussion flowing.  Always encourage students to ask open-ended questions. Questions should seek additional information or put forward a different viewpoint in a constructive way.  Sometimes, a question can put students under pres- sure. If they are not sure about an answer, it is com- pletely acceptable to admit that. Rather than giving a confused response, it is better to say something like:

‘That’s an interesting question. Unfortunately, I don’t know the answer to it, but I’m certainly going to look into it.’

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