JAM

Which of the following is the most important for "JUST A MINUTE (JAM)" presentation?

• clear audible voice while speaking

• using mother tongue

• pausing a lot and speaking

• saying I don't know!

JAM is usually organized by interviewers to check

• subject knowledge of the interviewee

• spontaneity and skills of candidates

• work ethics of individuals

• regular nature of applicant

To convey one's thoughts effectively in a minute,

the following is the most important.

• Use simple English, and present your topic in a straight manner.

• use a lot of grammatical structures even it they are not perfect.

• use a lot of vocabulary that is used by speakers.

• pass the question to someone else.

Practising in front of a mirror, or watching a video recording of one's own speech is helpful to understand

• content used.

• facial expressions and body language.

• whether the topic was completed in time.

• if mother tongue was used effectively.

For a question "What is the role of women in society?" the following lines will prove useful.

• The role of women is crucial in any society. In today's scenario, woman don the roles of homemaker and career women, have many jobs and duties at home and in the work place.

• My mother is a very good woman. She has an important role in my home.

• All women do not have important roles, many women are housewives.

• Women's role is to give birth to children.

For a JAM topic " What are the growing concerns of Climate Change?"

• Many activists are there to address the concerns of people.

• A changing climate leads to risks to the quality and supply of water for drinking, irrigation, shipping among others. For example, rising seas can impose into coastal groundwater, which is used for drinking.

• There is nothing as climate change.

• The rotation and revolution of the Earth cause several changes in climate, which is a natural process.

In order to speak on any topic assigned, one must

• have a fairly good idea about topics of everyday interest;

  this enhances spontaneity while speaking.

• use random words and speak.

• start off in this manner - "I am not a good speaker, yet, I am going to speak on this topic."

• make up a story and speak about the topic. Beating about the bush is fine.

"I prefer streetmarkets to super markets because ..........."

To speak about such a topic for a minute, a good start would be:

• Street markets contain various products such as clothes, kitchen accessories, decorative stuff and more at affordable prices.

• Street markets are crowded.

• Super markets have airconditioned halls.

• I dislike street markets

"You should believe everything you read on social media....." for a speaking topic, the following points will help to speak with greater clarity.

• False information on the internet travels faster than the truth, it is largely people who spread the misinformation, not robots.....

• Yes, social media is reliable and authentic.

• social media brings in news instantly, so it should be believed.

• newspapers come in the mornings, so social media is faster.

Students are successful in group discussions and JAM Speaking primarily because

• They use appropriate vocabulary and simple sentences. They do not repeat ideas and sentences.

• They use vernacular to express their ideas

• They memorize the topics beforehand.

• They use words like 'toh', 'ante', 'voich' while speaking English.