Short answer. It's done orally now, not through a written formal offer. Section 6 requires that the offer of evidence, any comment or objection to it, and the court's ruling all be made orally, following the specific procedure set out in Sections 34 to 40 of Rule 132, rather than through an exchange of written pleadings over time.
What the law says
The offer of evidence, the comment or objection thereto, and the court ruling shall be made orally in accordance with Sections 34 to 40 of Rule 132.
Rule 30, Section 6 — Oral offer of exhibits. Read the full provision →
The shift to oral offers
Rather than a written formal offer of evidence, the exhibit-offering process — the offer itself, the opposing side's comment or objection, and the court's ruling on whether the exhibit is admitted — is now conducted orally, in open court, under this section. That shift affects the entire sequence at once: no single part of the exchange, from the initial offer to the final ruling, is meant to be handled through separate written submissions filed over time. That change was deliberate: it moves the entire admissibility fight into the same courtroom session as the rest of the trial, rather than spreading it across separate written filings exchanged over weeks or months after the evidence has already been presented.
Where the mechanics are found
The details of how the oral offer actually works are not restated here; instead, this section expressly incorporates Rule 132, Sections 34 to 40, which set out the specific mechanics — including how objections to an exhibit are to be raised and how the court is expected to rule on them. Anyone handling the oral offer in practice needs to be familiar with those provisions directly, since this section only points to them rather than repeating their content. Counsel who are unfamiliar with those specific sections risk being caught unprepared when the moment for the oral offer actually arrives during trial.
What this means for trial practice
Because everything happens orally and on the spot, counsel needs to be ready to articulate the basis for each exhibit, respond to objections as they're raised, and receive the court's ruling in real time, rather than through an exchange of written pleadings drawn out over an extended period. Judges likewise expect the ruling itself to be given immediately, so the entire offer-objection-ruling sequence for each exhibit is typically completed within minutes rather than over separate hearing dates. This oral procedure binds both parties equally, whichever side is offering the exhibit; it does not itself relax any of the underlying requirements for an exhibit's admissibility, such as authentication, which still have to be satisfied — only the format of presenting and ruling on the offer has changed from written to oral.