Top Tips to help you prepare for your Versant™ English Assessment
Taking your Versant™ English Assessment? Here are a few important ways you can make sure that your responses are recorded with good sound quality.
Tip 1: Choose a good testing environment
Make sure you take the test in a quiet location
Here are some examples of bad testing environments
- Taking the test where other people are talking around you
- Taking the test in a place that echoes
- Taking the test where there is background noise
- Getting interruptions from phone calls or text messages
Tip 2: Make good recordings on your device
Testing by computer
- Use a headset with a built in microphone
- Keep the microphone 3-5 cm away from your mouth
- Try not to touch the microphone while answering questions
Testing by telephone
- Use a phone with a cord not a speakerphone
- Landline telephones have better quality than mobile phones
Testing by smartphone
- You can use earbuds or a headset
- If you use a speakerphone hold it 30-45cm from your mouth
Tip 3: Speak in a natural way
You should try to speak at a normal conversational speed and volume. It is important to speak naturally, like you are talking to another person.
Here are some examples speaking in an unnatural way:
- Speaking too loudly
- Speaking too quietly
- Speaking too slowly
- Speaking too quickly
- Repeating a response again and again
- Having a microphone too close to your mouth
- Touching the microphone while speaking
Remember
- Choose a good testing environment
- Make good recordings on your device
- Speak in a natural way
- Good luck in your Versant Test!
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