Transcript Tellin’ it the Way Actors Do Presented by Kartik Jevaji and

Tellin’ it the Way Actors
Do
Presented by
Kartik Jevaji and
Aaron Marks
Goals
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Turning you fear into an advantage
How you can apply actor’s techniques
for seeming real and spontaneous
How to structure and clarify your
message
How to sell your message
How to adapt all these techniques to all
public situations
Personal Introductions
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Kartik Jevaji
15 years old
10th grade
Have done many
presentations in the past,
and will continue to do
many more
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Aaron Marks
He is 15 years old
He is a sophomore
He has presented numerous
times, including in front of
business professionals, the
North Allegheny
Superintendent and her
staff, and the Pennsylvania
Association of Student
Councils executive board
Icebreaker
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Get into a group of three people (people
you don’t already know)
Everyone is given one collective minute to
make a speech about themselves
Speeches are at least one minute long and
are about you (name, age, school, etc.)
Present the speeches to group members
Topic Introduction
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Everything involves acting
In this workshop, you will learn how to
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transform you fear of failing into an advantage
can apply actors’ techniques for seeming real and spontaneous on stage to the task
of public speaking.
structure and clarify your message
connect emotionally with an audience, and increase their sense that they are
getting a glimpse of the real you.
sell you message and persuade your audience to take action.
adapt all of these techniques to any public situation.
You need public speaking for various situations in life. Public speaking skills
are used in job interviews, telephone conversations, sales spiels, and
introductions.
Sometimes we are called upon TO PERFORM the role of public speaking.
You will learn how to adapt all of these techniques to any public situation.
The speakers include Winston Churchill, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, John F.
Kennedy, and Martin Luther King Jr.
Goal 1
Turning fear into an
advantage
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Winning an audience has benefits that
are better than fear
You can turn fear into positive energy
if you can control it
To help control fear, do breathing
techniques.
Breathing Techniques
– Practicing the vowel sounds “ah,” “eh,” “ee,”
“aw,” and “ooh.”
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PATAKA PETEKE PITIKI PETEKE PATAKA
PAWTAWKAW POOTOOKOO PAWTAWKAW PATAKA
– Same vowel sounds, but is more complicated to
say and requires more practice. It is by the
same token more effective, however.
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MANALA THAVAZA MENELE THEVEZE
MINILI THIVIZI MELE THEVEZE MANALA THAVAZA
MAWNAWLAW THAWVAWZAW MOONOOLOO
THOOVOOZOO MAWNAWLAWTHAWVAWZAW
MANALATHAVAZA
Goal 2
Acting is what you do
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We all act in life
– We all play different roles, either as a son
or daughter, or a friend or sibling.
– If you are awake, you are acting.
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When we have to speak to an
audience, we must assume the role of
a public speaker, and do our best to
seem real and captivate the audience.
Tips on Speeches
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Never write the whole speech out
Just tell your story
Never “wing” it
Prepare and practice
Goal 3
Checklist for Speeches
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Purpose
– Entertain
– Inform
– Persuade
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Message
– One simple point
– What am I trying to communicate
Goal 3
Checklist (cont’d)
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Editor
– Message becomes the filter
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Story
– Relate personal experiences
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Picture
– Try to tell story to create an image in the
listener’s mind.
Goal 4
Sell your message
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Preliminaries
Playing the actions
What am I doing from moment to moment?
– Is that serving my purpose?
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Setting the scene
– Create
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Emotion
Drama
– Be real
– Tell ‘em what you told ‘em
Goal 5
Adapting techniques
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You must know what works because
you’ve been in the audience
You know what is boring and what is
entertaining.
The History of Speeches
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Many good speeches
– Winston Churchill
– Franklin Delano Roosevelt
– John F. Kennedy
– Martin Luther King Jr.
Some Concluding Words
About Words
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Remember – never write a speech.
Not only is acting is what you do, but it is what you do.
Fear has certain advantages, and if you can control your fear, it
can become positive energy for your presentation.
Use the step-by-step, detailed guides for preparing your speech
adequately and for preparing a persuasive speech that are
included in your packet.
Please take a look at your packet – there are even more details
that will help you.
As Winston Churchill said, “Now, this is not the
end. It is not even the beginning of the end.
But it is, perhaps, the end of the beginning.”