Communication
Strategy |
Diction |
Grammar and Vocabulary |
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Rhetoric |
» Making your point
» Framing your message
» Use of viewpoint
» Use of intensity level
» Changes in language style
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Word Clarity |
» Mumbling
» Final consonants
» Stress placement
» Use of word patterns
» One syllable words
» Rhythm
» Function words |
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Verbs |
» Agreement marking
» Use of irregular verbs
» Simple past tense
» Complex tenses
» Omission of -ing in verbs
» Past tense pronunciation
» Use of "did" for simple past tense
» Helping Verbs
» Infinitive and gerunds
» Missing subjects for verbs |
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Cognition |
» Structure of ideas
» Transition devices
» Sentence length
» Verbal junk |
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Intonation |
» Volume
» Modal pitch
» Monotone check
» High tone placement
» Too many high tones
» Tone drop at end of sentences
» Tone and volume
» Different tone patterns |
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Nouns and Pronouns |
» Quantifier agreement
» Confusion of pronouns
» Adjective sequencing
» Prepositions
» Definite and indefinite articles |
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Delivery |
» Speed control
» Repair techniques (false starts, rephrasings, repeated words)
» Idea clarity (intonation)
» Fluency |
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Articulation of Sounds |
» Overall precision
» Consonant substitutions
» Vowel confusions
» Voice Quality |
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Vocabulary |
» Range
» Word choice
» Awkward word pairings
» Standard forms
» Confused words
» Concision
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