Expert Storyteller: Ms. Chalmers

By Anonymous -
Ms. Chalmers, our drama teacher, came to talk to our class about voice control, during Literacy, yesterday.
Here were her main points:

  • You need to know your story so well that you don’t need to think about what happens next.
  • Being loud and dramatic can make you look more unprepared than you really are.
  • Enunciate and say the characters’ names often.  This helps keep your storyline clear.
  • Whose story are you telling?  Think about the choices you want to make for your characters.
  • What movements are absolutely necessary?
  • Where can you put some pauses?
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