2. Amanda Koziura October 13, 2012

3.  Who am I?  Where and when am I?  What do I want?  What is standing in the way of getting what I want?  What am I going to do to get what I want?

4.  Traits  Ambitions  Fears  Other characteristics

5.  Physically  Mentally  Temporally

6.  This is your objective  What are you trying to achieve?  To be noticed?  To inspire others?  To shock someone?  You rarely want to inform/share information because that is a weak objective

7.  This is referred to as the obstacle  It could be resources, other people, technology  It is not yourself

8.  All of the answers to the other questions inform this one  Much of acting is about overcoming obstacles to achieve your objective  The conflict between you and your obstacle is what makes it interesting for the audience

9.  You are not just presenting information, you are telling a story  The answers to the five questions inform how you tell the story of your presentation  “Conflict is the engine of storytelling”  Usually, the conflict will be you v. the audience

10.  Applying action words that describe what you want the audience to feel  What emotion are you trying to evoke?  Make choices that are in line with getting what you want under the circumstances you are in  For presentations, one action word per slide

11.  To defy  To denounce  To devastate  To dismay  To encourage  To endear  To idolize  To inspire  To objectify  To please  To reinforce  To reminisce  To reveal  To shock  To warn

12.  Vocal tips  Breathe and support breath with the diaphragm  Enunciate  Slow down  Physical tips  Be aware of posture  Be grounded  Be aware of your gestures

14.  Adler, S. (1988). The technique of acting. New York, NY: Bantam Books.  Bartow, A. (ed.). (2006). Handbook of acting techniques. London, UK: Nick Hern Books.  Miller, B. J. (2000). The actor as storyteller: An introduction to acting. Mountain View, CA: Mayfield Publishing Company.