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ARCHIVE ARTICLE 1
- Getting Practical
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This practical exercise requires some creative scriptwriting. You do not have the luxury of pre-written scripts in this case. The parameters have now been extended however to enable you to inject some personality and charisma into your performance.
No talking robots - give it your own personal touch.
a. One Minute Piece
Prepare a 60 second piece on yourself. Make sure it is concise and entertaining. Be sure to concentrate on formulating a basic structure: an introduction, the main content, a conclusion and then an outro.
Take at least 10 minutes to prepare the piece. Practice it several times before performing it to camera. Then take the time to watch it and make the following changes:
Note how the different variations affect your performance. Do not over-rehearse this piece as it will turn stale in its delivery.
ARCHIVE ARTICLE 1
- Getting Practical
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This practical exercise requires some creative scriptwriting. You do not have the luxury of pre-written scripts in this case. The parameters have now been extended however to enable you to inject some personality and charisma into your performance.
No talking robots - give it your own personal touch.
a. One Minute Piece
Prepare a 60 second piece on yourself. Make sure it is concise and entertaining. Be sure to concentrate on formulating a basic structure: an introduction, the main content, a conclusion and then an outro.
Take at least 10 minutes to prepare the piece. Practice it several times before performing it to camera. Then take the time to watch it and make the following changes:
1. Perform it with no hand movements;
2. Perform it with 25% extra energy;
3. Perform it from a seated position.
Note how the different variations affect your performance. Do not over-rehearse this piece as it will turn stale in its delivery.
b. Two Minute Piece
Prepare a two-minute piece on SLEEP. You can talk about the effect of sleep, how much you enjoy sleep, what makes you sleep. Work the idea around entertainment and engagement.
Find ways in which to ‘tell a story’. This will engage the audience.
You can make it humorous, factual, creative, positive or confronting. Learn to make it compelling to last the full two minutes – the attention span of the average viewer is around 20-30 seconds, so you will need to work hard to keep the flow and pace for 120 seconds.
More practical presenting exercises can be found in the How To Be A TV Star '12 Week Training Advanced Training Program' and the Audition Secrets Revealed' Manual - part of the How To Be A TV Star Home Study Program all available now!
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