Advanced Concepts Course

Course Content

Expand All

Strategic Physicality 4 Topics | 4 Quizzes Sample Lesson

View Lesson

Expand

Lesson Content

0% Complete 0/4 Steps

Learner Expectation

Understanding Countering 5min

Countering is a concept word that refers to reactions that are deliberate and considered in place of ones that are arrived at by reflex.

Understanding Countering Recap

Triangular Focus Relationships 3min

By opening the stance and physical orientation of the body we can create three point focus relationships that allow for more effective and better distributed attention management when engaging with more than one communication partner.

Triangular Focus Relationships Recap

Countering for an Audience 4min

Countering can be employed to communicate with third party audience observing an interaction between one or more communication partners on stage.

Countering for an Audience Recap

Drop the Chin 4min

Cranial Posture has an effect on vocal production, and the angle of a speaker’s chin in space can be used to strengthen connection with an audience or communication partner.

Drop the Chin Recap

Physical Amplification 4 Topics | 4 Quizzes

View Lesson

Expand

Lesson Content

0% Complete 0/4 Steps

Learner Expectation

Asymmetry and Full Front 3min

Shifting weight to display Asymmetrically can be used to both soften the intensity of Full Front Line Focus, and to allow for dynamic expression within the confines of a limited field of view, such as a video call.

Asymmetry and Full Front Recap

Full Front and Rounded Gesture 3min

When we add Rounded Gesture to a Full Front orientation, we can make a confidence frame more approachable without releasing attention or softening presence.

Full Front and Rounded Gesture Recap

Plane Change in Profile 2min

Profile can be used to soften outside impact, while using forward Plane can compensate for the drop in physical amplification.

Plane Change in Profile Recap

Linear Gesture and Quarter Turn 2min

Direct, Linear Gesture can be made less confrontational if delivered with the help of a torso displayed in Quarter Turn.

Linear Gesture and Quarter Turn Recap

Communication in a Mask 3 Topics | 3 Quizzes

View Lesson

Expand

Lesson Content

0% Complete 0/3 Steps

Learner Expectation

Speaking in a Mask 2min

Millenia of performance art tradition demonstrates that physicality can convey everything an audience needs to create meaning while speaking in a mask.

Speaking in a Mask Recap

Breath Work in a Mask 2min

Steady diaphragmatic breath combined with the "One Breath One Thought" pattern of speech will allow you to better manage oxygen intake and vocal production while speaking from behind a mask.

Breath Work in a Mask Recap

Articulation in a Mask 2min

Simple principles of articulation can be used to dramatically improve your speech clarity while wearing a mask.

Articulation in a Mask Recap

The Seated Frame 6 Topics | 6 Quizzes

View Lesson

Expand

Lesson Content

0% Complete 0/6 Steps

Learner Expectation

Chair Position and Influence 3min

Where a chair is positioned in physical space has an immediate impact and limiting effect on how focus and attention flow between participants in an interaction.

Chair Position and Influence Recap

Horizontal for the Seated Frame 3min

By alternating between the use of Symmetrical and Asymmetrical frame choices in a chair, we can create the impression of Horizontal movement from a fixed position in space.

Horizontal for the Seated Frame Recap

Plane for the Seated Frame 3min

Plane while seated relies on both hinging the torso forward or backward in the seat and how the chair is positioned in relation to other people involved in the communication.

Plane for the Seated Frame Recap

Level and Stance 4min

The width of the Base, combined with use of Level, can be used to both draw attention to softer actions, and to bring more subtlety to amplified movements.

Level and Stance Recap

Line Focus for the Seated Frame 5min

Line Focus from a seated position will force certain compositional dynamics depending on how your chair is angled at a table or in a room, but you can change your own Physical Orientation from within the bounds of your seat to counter as needed in a conversation.

Line Focus for the Seated Frame Recap

The Ready Position While Seated 3min

It’s important to ensure that your body remains active and ready to engage, especially when gesturing from a seated frame.

The Ready Position While Seated Recap

Not Enrolled

Take this Course

$99.00

Course Includes

4 Lessons
17 Topics
17 Quizzes
Course Certificate

learner expectations