Compare and contrast the methods used for public speaking and for theatrical performance PDF

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SPEECH100 Compar eandcont r astt hemet hodsusedf orpubl i cspeaki ngandf ort heat r i cal per f or mance

I fwet hi nkaboutt heat r i calper f or manceandpubl i cspeaki ng,wemaybel i evet hatt he t wo,ar edi ffer entki ndofper f or mance.Theat r i calper f or mancemost l yr equi r esagr oupof peopl eper f or mi ngt oget her ,uni t edbywor dsandact i ons,al ll i nkedt oget her .Publ i cs peaki ng i smost l yper f or medbyoneper son,butnotnecessar i l y ,andr equi r est heknowl edgei nt he t opi c .Buti fweass i stt obot haspeechandat heat r i calshow,wecanseet hatt het woar e qui t esi mi l arast heyar edi ffer ent . Thespeak erhasv ar i oust as kst oaccompl i s hbef or egi vi ngas peech.Fi r stofal lhe/ she needst oknow hi s/ heraudi ence;knowi ngt heaudi encewi l lhel pt hespeak erf ocusont he l anguage t o be used,t hatwi l lbe di ffer entf r om aspeec ht o some k i ds,t oa speech f or bus i nesspeopl e.Thespeak erneedst oknowi ft heaudi encei sexper i encedwi t ht het opi ct hat wi l lbe t al k edabout ,ori ft heyar enew t oi t ;t hatwi l lputt he s peak eri nt he condi t i onof knowi ngt heamountofr esear c heshe/ shewi l lneedt odo.Resear chesar ev er yi mpor t ant whi l ebui l di ngaspeech,t heynotonl yr equi r eknowl edge,butal sos ki l l sandexper i ence.I ti s besti ft hes peak ers peaksnat ur al l y ,wi t houtr esembl i ngsomebodyt hatj ustst udi edhi s/ her

s peechandl ooksl i k ehe/ shei sr eadi ngt ot heaudi ence.Thi swi l lmak ei tdi ffic ul tnotonl yf or t heaudi encet hatwi l lnotf ol l ow t het opi casi tshoul d,butal sof ort hequest i onst hatmost peopl ewi l lhav eatt heendoft hespeech.Knowi ngt het opi cal l owst hespeak ert ok now t he ans wer st oanypossi bl equest i ont hatmi ghtcome.Quest i onsof t encomeatt heendofa s peech,andbecauseoft hi s ,t hes peak erneedst ot i mehi msel f / her s el fpr evi ousl yi nor dert o fi ti nt heamountoft i megi v en.Ner vousnessc anbeabi gdeali nt hes peak er ’ sr ol e.I nor der t ocal m down,t hespeak erc oul ddr i nksomewat erorwar m bev er ages,andmor ei mpor t ant j ustconcent r at eont hespeechandonhi s/ herendofspeec h,i nor dert ost aycal m andj ustgo wi t hi t .Thespeak erfinal l yhast omak eey econt actwi t hhi s / heraudi ence. Si mi l ar i t i est ot hes peechar ef oundi nat heat r i calper f or mance.Notev er ybodyi sgi f t ed wi t ht heabi l i t yt oper f or mi nat heat r e,butev er ybodycoul ddoi t .Ther ear edi ffer entr ol esi na t heat r i calper f or mance,suchast henar r at or ,whower ar el ysee,andmostoft het i me,r eads. Thenar r at or ,of t enav oi cet hatt heaudi encehear st hr oughoutt her oom,hasnott hesame ner v ous nesst hatact or sc anhave,buti t ’ st her e.Thenar r at orneedst obepr epar edf orwhat he/ shei sgoi ngt or ead.I t ’ ski ndofl i k ewhent hepr of ess orask st hes t udentt or eadal oudi n f r ontoft hecl assandt hest udenti saf r ai dt omak emi st ak eswhi l er eadi ng.Thenar r at orneeds t omemor i z et hel ect ur ei nor dert omak easl i t t l emi st ak esaspossi bl e.Thi si seas i es twhen t henar r at ori snotvi si bl e,whi chmeanshe/ s hei smor er el ax edanddoesnothav eal lt heey es onhi m/ her .Ac t or s,ar eanot hert hi ng.Li k ei npubl i cspeaki ng,t heyhav eanaudi ence,an audi encet heyneedt oent er t ai nandpl ease.Thei ract i ngi svi t alf ort hei rpl ayandf ort he peopl es' i nt er est .Anot hersi mi l ar i t yi st hepr epar at i onf ort hepl ay ,donei nadi ffer entwayasi t i si npubl i cspeaki ng,butdoneal t oget her .Act or sneedday sandday sofpr act i cei nor dert o r ememberasbestasposs i bl et het hi ngst heyar egoi ngt osay .

Bot ht hespeak erandt het heat r i calper f or merneedt odel i v ersomet hi ngt osomeone. Thei rwor ds and t hei ract i ngs t ot he audi ence.And t hi si s commonl y bel i ev ed t o be t o memor i z ewhatonei sgoi ngt osayt ot heaudi enceandf ami l i ar i z ewi t ht hespeech,ort he wor dsusedi nt henot esf ort hespeechi t sel f .Del i v er i ngi sv er yi mpor t anti ft het heat r i cal per f or merort hespeak erwant st osucceed.Ofcour sewewantt heaudi encet ounder st and whati sbei ngsai dandf ol l ow t hear gument ,t het opi c,ort heact .Bot hapubl i cspeakanda t heat r i calper f or mance ar ev er yi nt er est i ng per f or mances t o at t end t o,and bot h oft hem r equi r eknowl edge,butmostofal l ,ex per i encei nor dert obeper f or med.Themor es omeone t r i es,t hemor et hatsomeonewi l ll ear nf r om mi st akesandexpandsexper i enceandski l l s . Mor econt r ast sar ef ound,howev erbet weenpubl i cspeaki ngandt heat r i calper f or mance. I nt heat r i calper f or mance,t heact or sdonotnecessar i l yneedt omak eaney econt actwi t ht he audi ence.Foral lt hatmat t er s ,t heycoul dper f ect l ypr et endt heyar et heonl yonepr esenti n t her oom,andest r anget heaudi encei nor dert oper f or m bet t er .Theydonotneedt omak e r esear ches on whatcoul d be ofi nt er estt ot he audi ence,butt hei rt ask i s mor e about memor i z i ngt hei rpl ayandactdur i ngt hei rper f or mance.I ft heyf or getsomet hi ng,notbei ng abl et or eadnot es ,t heycoul di mpr ovi sebecauset heyknow t hest or yanddonotneedt o r ememberex act l yev er ywor d.Ev ent hought heyar e ner v ous,t heycoul dc oncent r at et he s ameener gyi nt hei rpl ay ,asmostoft hem dance,si ng,andconst ant l ymov e. Thet heat r i calper f or mer s,won’ tr ecei v eanyquest i ons,butt heycoul ddi r ectt hei rat t ent i ont o t heaudi ence,mostofal l ,i fi t ’ sasmal lgr oup,andl ett hem par t i c i pat ebr i ngi ngt hem i nt he pl ayt hemsel v es ,oraski ngopi ni onsaboutanot herchar act eri nt hepl ay .Thi si sagr eatwayof i nt er act i onswi t ht heaudi ence,t hatwi l lwi nov ert heaudi encei t s el f .Bei ngi napl ayi sauni que exper i ence,butbei ngconsi der edi napl ay ?Ev enbet t er .

Themosti mpor t antpar toft hepl ayi t sel f ,i smak esur et hatev er ybodyi sont hesamepage. The audi ence does notl i k et o see act or st hatar e conf used ort hatwantt o getal lt he at t ent i ons .Theact or sneedcooper at i onandcol l abor at i on.I ti sacombi nat i onofwor kgr oup asi ti sani mpr ov ementononesel f . Publ i cspeaki ngandt heat r i calper f or manceuse,ofcour s edi ffer entmet hodsf r om one anot her ,buti ti si mpr essi v et os eehowt wocompl et el yorbet t erseemi ngl ycompl et el y di ffer entper f or mancecanhav es omuchi ncommon....