Small Groups Core (4 x 1 hour)

- A lot of work in drama school is done in groups or in pairs. It can be liberating, and you can help each other, helping to promote a more relaxed environment. Work with a friend together through the Core curriculum in 4x 1 hour long personalised sessions.

What We will Cover

Physical

- A detailed exploration of how our bodies can either help, or hinder us in communicating well.

• Identify and learn how to quickly warm up and tune the muscles you need for communicating.
• Help identifying your own personal habits of tension when nervous, and practical work and guidance on how to remedy these.
• Simple, practical advice and exercises you can do to improve your speaking and energy immediately.

Preparation and Practice

 - It's unavoidable, but practice really is the key to getting better and more confident. Working through a speech together,  In this session we will explore further what we learnt previously and in a safe and compassionate environment, apply them to your own public speaking.

• Guides and tools for how to prepare for a presentation or speech. Little acting ‘tricks’ to help you come across more convincingly, with more ease and confidence.
• Tools of rhetoric, and vocal dynamics.

Nerves

-Often the reason we have such huge nerves public speaking is due to unconscious assumptions and beliefs we hold about it. We will work through some Cognitive Behavioural Therapy exercises to help identify yours and bring them back to a more rational, healthy place.

• An honest discussion on nerves, with some comforting home truths.
• How do your nerves manifest? What we can do to help this.
• Learning how to be ‘comfortably nervous.’

Connecting with an Audience

-Personal charisma is not a one-size-fits-all formula. Usain Bolt, David Attenborough, Michelle Obama and ______ all are very different, but all are very charismatic.

• Working together to find your own unique brand of charisma and how you can apply that in public speaking and socially.
• Practical exercises and guidance to help you connect better with your audience
• CBT based guidance on how to develop a positive rapport with whoever is in front of you.
• ‘What we give out, we get back.’