09/17/2025
Common Pitfall #1: Using pre-rehearsed lines
“Please take a seat in my private counselling area where everything you say is private and confidential…” “that must be so bothersome for you, I will do my best to try to help you” “thank you for including us in the circle of care” “how do you feel about your pregnancy?”.
A lot of our students come from courses that teach pre-rehearsed lines. These lines are time consuming and it is obvious to the OSCE assessors that you have merely memorized lines and are not using authentic communication.
Communication is a major part of the OSCE exam; there are many different communication techniques you can employ to help improve your process and communication score. Pre-rehearsed lines is not one of them!
