Thursday, August 2, 2007
Oral tmr!! So here're some tips to get you through the oral exam(s)
1) Keep rolling your tongue 1 hour before going to sleep
2) Articulate every single vowel/consonence when u speak from now till oral time.
3) Get tips from Siva on how to speak 'properly'
4) Slap yourself and say 'I AM THE CHAMPION' 100 times before taking the orals.
5) Take deep breathes for 4 seconds and exhale for 6 seconds.Practise for 5-10 minutes(for calming you down. Scientific studies show that breathing 15mins a day for a month will give you 1 year's supply of NO stress)
6) Join choir and sing lalalalala, dodododo, ahaahahaha, memememe, solfege and crap
7) Listen to people shouting insults and try to imitate their volume/tone/pitch
8) If you feel a sentence needs to be louder, SHOUT! Don't try not to disturb the other candidates. You should be worrying about yourself, not others. When you put yourself before others, you will succeed before others.TRUST ME ON THIS!
9) Be sure to prepare for the oral exam as you would any other exam.
10) Show up at least five minutes early so that you can gather your thoughts and not feel rushed. Being late can have an adverse affect on your grade.
11) Turn off your cell phone and/or pager before taking the exam. DONT BE AN IDIOT!!
12) Maintain good eye contact and posture, don't slouch if you're sitting or lean if you're standing.
13) Pay close attention to the questions asked, if you don't understand the question ask for clarification or ask your instructor to repeat the question.
14) Speak in complete sentences; try not to give one or two word answers whenever possible.
15) Be sure to thank the instructor for his/her time when you are finished with the test.
16) Eat before a test, having food in your stomach will give you energy and help you focus, but avoid heavy foods which can make you groggy.
17) Don't try to pull an all nighter, get at least 3 hours of sleep before the test. This is for someone like me who goes out till god knows when. You 'normal' kids should get at least 6 hours of sleep.
18) Go to the bathroom before walking into the exam room, you don't want to waste anytime worrying about your bodily needs during the test. I KNOW some of you feel like taking a crap before your turn so remember to bring a large roll of toilet paper to scrape off the brown stuff( if you know what I mean)
19) Dress accordingly. Wear a tie if it makes you feel good.(I don't know why you'll feel so. You'll be stuff and wet when you wear a tie....but to each his own.
20) AND don't say "F-U-C-K! THA-T I-S S-UC-H A DIF-FI-CUL-T QUES-TI-ON!" 99.9% of the time, you'll get the boot.On the other hand, it'll save you from the stress, depression and despair of the oral examination.
AND REMEMBER: AR-TI-CU-LA-TE. I CAN'T EMPHASISE THIS ENOUGH.
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