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

• Take 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!