Oral Communication Resources

Good oral communication skills can greatly enhance graduates' job opportunities. The resources listed
below can help with the development and assessment of oral communication skills.

Web resources:

Oral Communication Toolkit -

http://www.griffith.edu.au/centre/gihe/griffith_graduate/toolkit/oral/why.htm

Developing an Effective Presentation - http://www.kumc.edu/SAH/OTEd/jradel/effective.html

Information on oral communication skills for academics. Includes developing an effective oral
presentation, designing visual aids and creating an interesting poster presentation.

Teacher Resources: Oral Communication Focus - http://www.hawaii.edu/gened/oc/oc.htm

From The University of Hawaii, Manoa, comes this bundle of useful resources such as Steps to
Effective Oral Communication -Typical Steps Students Should Follow when Preparing to Give an Oral
Presentation; Acceptable Class Assignments; Helping Students Manage Communication Apprehension;
and Evaluating Student Presentations - Written Feedback from the Teacher.

Oral Presentations - http://www.usq.edu.au/ltsu/alsonline/assessment/oralpresentations/default.htm

This site, from The University of Southern Queensland, provides strategies to help academics assess
their students’ oral presentations, and also contains a set of Helpful Hints to give to your students.

Assessing Oral Presentations and Group Work -

http://www.hip.humanities.soton.ac.uk/staff/Learning--Assessment/Assessment-Resources/Assessing-
Oral-Presentations-and-Group-Work.asp

This site, from the University of Southampton, offers principles and sample criteria sheets for assessing
students’ oral presentations.

Advice for Students Unfamiliar with Assessment Practices in Australian Higher Education. -
http://www.cshe.unimelb.edu.au/assessinglearning/03/intstuds.html
This resource has been developed at the Centre for the Study of Higher Education, The University of
Melbourne, especially for international students unfamiliar with the requirements of oral presentations.

Peer Assessment of Oral Presentations -

http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/routledg/caeh/2005/00000030/00000001/art00002

Langan, A.M., Wheater, C.P., Shaw, E.M., Haines, B.J., Cullen, W.R., Boyle, J.C., Penney, D.,
Oldekop, J.A., Ashcroft, C., Lockey, L., & Prresiosi, R.F. (2005). Peer assessment of oral
presentations: Effects of student gender, university affiliation and participation in the development of
assessment criteria. Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education, 30(1), pp. 21-34.

This scholarly article examines the effects of a range of factors upon the grading of student work by
peers.