(1) The benchmark for speaking and listening content standard 3 for a student upon graduation is the ability to:

(a) communicate with an identifiable thesis, logically developed points with appropriate supporting resources, and clear sequencing of ideas and transitions;

(b) use informal, standard, and technical verbal language effectively to fit the purpose, audience, occasion, and task;

(c) apply, analyze, and evaluate effective verbal and non-verbal skills to enhance presentations and manage communication anxiety;

(d) monitor understanding by identifying and using strategies (e.g., asking probing questions, paraphrasing, interpreting, evaluating oral and visual clues) ;

(e) recognize and analyze points of view, purposes, emotional appeals, and logical fallacies in verbal and nonverbal messages;

(f) compare and contrast one's experiences, information, and insights with the message in a variety of communication situations;

(g) analyze and evaluate aesthetic listening experiences by examining speakers' style, interpreting characters in a dialogue, and studying the projection of emotion; and

(h) identify, anticipate, and manage barriers to listening.