This three-session course has been developed by Chartered Psychologists specialising in interpersonal communication and is aimed at Wessex Core and Specialty trainees who are preparing for oral postgraduate exams.

There are several types of oral exam which trainees may encounter; including the VIVA, OSCE or the RCA exam for GP trainees. Each one requires a special focus on communication and presentation skills.

The course explores frameworks to understand interpersonal communication and offers participants the opportunity to develop these skills through reflecting on their filmed performances, to support with oral exams success.

All trainees are encouraged to participate, as the course is suitable for those who have not yet sat exams, as well as those who have.

Programme: This course is delivered in three sessions:

1. Half-day group learning session
2. Embedding teaching into practice
3. Two one-hour individual video enhanced reflective practice (VERP) meetings with a personally assigned psychologist

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Related courses: Once delegates have attended this course they are advised to attend ‘Exam Skills – Preparation for Success’, to continue to develop further exam skills.

To help the participant to:

• Understand their communication style and the impact of this on the 'other' (e.g. patient or examiner)
• Understand why there might be a ‘rupture’ in communication and have a framework to understand how to ‘repair' this
• Develop advanced communication skills for oral exams, presentations and consultations
• Identify strengths in their performance
• Build confidence in their performance