1) A Spanish class had their first speaking assessment where students had to be recorded individually, which caused many students to freeze up and feel disappointed in themselves. 2) The author reflected that oral exams should be a positive experience but the individual format made students feel stressed like they did during negative school experiences. 3) To improve future assessments, the author decided to have students do role plays in pairs rather than individually, keeping the tutor passive, to make students more comfortable like they are in normal practice sessions.