In the OET test, the only part where there is any actual interaction with a human being is the Speaking test. The interlocutor will be the patient or the relative or will perform a similar role and the candidate will take on their own professional role. The line between a C+ and a B is indeed very thin and there are several factors that influence what score you eventually end up with. Here are some tips, from Medcity International Academy, the best OET training centre in Kerala, to help you secure that B score in OET Speaking. 

Medcity’s Tip 1 – Initiate the conversation! 

It is common for candidates to seek initiation from the opposition instead of starting off the session themselves. Even though you are in a recessive position in the situation, it does not mean that you have to be in the scenario that is being acted out. So, feel free to initiate the conversation and get the ball rolling. At the end of the day, you are still en route to prove that you are capable of performing effective communication. Imagine if you were in your workplace, going through the same scenario. You would not unnecessarily wait around, would you? Apply the same policy in your OET Speaking. 

Let’s take a look at an example: 

“Good morning. My name is Arya, I am the community nurse. Could you tell me your name?”

Medcity’s Tip 2 – Keep it alive! 

If you were in your own domain, your actual workplace, would you send the conversation into inevitable death or would you carry it out to ensure that the patient or the relative is comfortable with what has transpired? Of course, you would choose the latter. So, why would you not do the same in your OET Speaking? Always keep the conversation alive. Nobody wants to experience the awkwardness of dead silence. If silence falls, make it your mission to bring the conversation back to life.  

“Is there anything else that you would like to add to what you’ve just told me?”