1. When sharing your opinion, make sure to support it with evidence gleaned from the presented oral text/s.

2. In order to arrive at your own stand, listen to your gut feeling.

3. Facts and evidence won’t make your stand credible

4. Observe the choice of word when others are speaking to determine whether you share the same stand or position on an issue.

5. It is important to determine the relevance of the speaker presentation.

6. Listen for the main idea and supporting ideas so that you can form an informed opinion of your own about the topic being presented.

7. You cannot arrive to your own stand if you listened to a speech.

8. Listening will help you gather information about an issue and will support your stand strongly.

9. It is not necessary to determine the speaker’s stance or attitude toward the topic.

10. The tone of voice will give you a hint of what attitude or stance the speaker has.