A speaker reports a survey result but does not state how many people replied. What can you identify from that omission?

• A sign that the survey used too few respondents.
• Missing respondent information needed to assess the result.
• A sign that the survey questions led respondents toward one answer.

A speaker begins making a case for a change. What should you track first to follow the argument's structure?

• The claim and how each reason supports it.
• The facts and quotations in the order the speaker presents them.
• The conclusion and the reason count.

The chair reserves questions for the end. You should call out your question as soon as it occurs to you.

A speaker reports that 65% of respondents support a plan but gives no respondent count. Which note preserves the result and records that gap?

• 65% support; ? number of replies.
• 65% of pupils support; ? survey date.
• 65 replies support; ? total number asked.

A speaker says, 'Add lockers: bags block aisles, as corridor photos show. Lockers may also reduce lost coats; the office logged missing coats.' Which notes preserve the two lines of support?

• Clear aisles: office log; fewer lost coats: corridor photos.
• Clear aisles: both records; fewer lost coats: proposed lockers.
• Clear aisles: corridor photos; fewer lost coats: office log.

Confident delivery guarantees that a speaker's reasoning is supported.

Questions follow the talk. A speaker says, 'A reading club will improve spelling because 18 pupils said they would attend.' No further support is given. Which question should you save to test that link?

• Which pupils expressed an interest in attending the club?
• What evidence links interest in attending to improved spelling?
• How would you arrange the reading club's meeting times and place?

In a practice talk, a speaker movingly describes losing a library book and concludes that pupils usually lose borrowed books. Which judgment fits the support offered?

• The account indicates that book loss is common among pupils.
• The emotion weakens the evidence.
• One loss is described; the usual rate needs more cases.