Oracy Skills Framework

Clarifying and summarising

·         Seeking information and clarification through questions

·         Summarising

• Pysical

• Linguistic

• Cognitive

• Social and emotional

Rhetorical techniques

·         Metaphor

·         Humour

·         Irony

• Physical

• Linguistic

• Cognitive

• Social and emotional

Confidence in speaking

·         Self-assurance

·         Liveliness and flair

• Physical

• Linguistic

• Cognitive

• Social and emotional

Working with others

·         Guiding or managing interactions

·         Turn taking

• Physical

• Linguistic

• Cognitive

• Social and emotional

Structure

·         Structure and organisation of talk

• Physical

• Linguistic

• Cognitive

• Social and emotional

Listening and responding

·         Active listening

• Physical

• Linguistic

• Cognitive

• Social and emotional

Voice

·         Fluency and pace of speech

·         Tonal Variation

·         Clarity of pronunciation

·         Voice projection

• Physical

• Linguistic

• Cognitive

• Social and emotional

Reasoning

·         Give reasons to support views

·         Critically examine ideas and views expressed

• Physical

• Linguistic

• Cognitive

• Social and emotional

Language

·         Register

·         Grammar

• Physical

• Linguistic

• Cognitive

• Social and emotional

Audience awareness

·         Taking into account the level of understanding of the audience

• Physical

• Linguistic

• Cognitive

• Social and emotional