LAMDA Exam Tutoring, Speaking in Public, Acting and Devising Drama, Speaking Verse and Prose

Practical intented learning objectives in acting or the speaking of verse and prose syllabi

• Correct relaxation and breathing techniques to enable you to support your voice on the stage
• Speak with clear and precise diction
• Projection and modulation techniques to portray the mood of text and subtext
• Effectively sight read new text
• Use appropriate body language for the character you are portraying
• Use appropriate posture and gesture to portray the period of your scene
• Make good use of your performance space

Theoretical intented learning objectives in acting or the speaking of verse and prose syllabi

• Further develop your comprehension skills
• Study sub text in depth and develop an understanding of the objectives of the characters’ studied
• Analyse figures of speech, metre and rhythm within poetry and the sonnets of Shakespeare
• Study the lives and times of authors, poets and playwrites including William Shakespeare
• Study the the key principles and influences in the process of acting of various theatrical practitioners such as Constantin Stanislavski and Bertolt Brecht

Practical intended learning objectves in speaking in public

• Learn techniques to help you to organise your material
• Apply well researched detailed knowledge of your chosen subject demonstrating a clear structure
• Show how you have used research to reinforce your speech
• Use a range of varied vocabulary appropriate to your audience
• Communicate with your audience with fluency, imagination and confidence effectively using visual aids where required

Theoretical intended learning objectves in speaking in public

• Evaluate the effective use of rhetorical questions, variation of tone, inflection, pace and volume in speech
• Understand the differences between the various styles of speech

I can prepare you for a L.A.M.D.A examination in:-

• ACTING (As a solo or with a partner)
• DEVISING (As a solo or with a partner)
• SPEAKING IN PUBLIC
• SPEAKING OF VERSE AND PROSE
• READING FOR PERFORMANCE

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