(1) The benchmark for speaking and listening content standard 2 for a student upon graduation is the ability to:

(a) explain, apply, and evaluate one's own and others' techniques of listening in a variety of situations (e.g., focusing attention, reflecting, interpreting, analyzing, responding to messages) ;

(b) demonstrate effective adjustment of speaking and listening behaviors in communicating with various audiences;

(c) speak and listen effectively for a broad range of purposes (e.g., delivering and evaluating entertaining or inspiring messages, presenting and critically evaluating problems and solutions) ;

(d) identify and use different types of presentations appropriate to the purpose for speaking (e.g., impromptu, extemporaneous, manuscript, memorized deliveries, inter-personal endeavors) ; and

(e) identify and use different types of listening appropriate to the listening situation (e.g., critical listening) .