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giving spects out-of-story instructions of what to do in story
One way to get spects to do things is to instruct them. When the instructions are delivered out of story, this is called cueing. Cueing can be done with hidden notes, verbal offstage instructions , or by secretly whispering to spects while on stage.
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Pick five physical status behaviors. Shoot a two-minute dating profile video for a character, embodying the status behaviors.
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When one offer makes another offer seem untrue, that’s a block.
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The inner critic is a voice that sits in the back of your head and inhibits your impulses. In real life, this can be a good thing because it keeps you within the good graces of polite society. But when you play, the inner critic’s feedback isn’t nearly as helpful. It blocks your brain, locks your body, and offers up advice like, “That’s a stupid idea.”
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Player A plays the host, Player B plays the inter-actor, Player C plays the spect. Player A leads a spect debrief for an imaginary scene.
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paying attention to more than just words
Words are key to communication. So is the information that comes in other forms. It may be a tone of voice, a facial expression, body language, something implied, or something inferred. Deep listening absorbs all this information.
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