Think about how you learn.
Whether it was memorizing the alphabet, tying a shoe, playing an instrument, learning a sport, driving a car, or assembling a table with a set of directions, everything we learn can be analyzed through its component parts.
Understanding the components and expectations involved allows us to begin approximating a result, and approximation and engagement over time leads to concept mastery.
We are accustomed to developing knowledge bit by bit, to breaking ideas down to fundamentals, and to practicing a physical pattern over and over until it is fluent in our body.
This discipline is no different.
As you move from topic to topic you will discover how you can combine components and how they work together. You will also be asked to practice through integrating new skills and by identifying WHY you naturally prefer some patterns over others.
Reflect upon your learner’s mind as you approach each lesson and stay open to trying out patterns that are unfamiliar.
Learner Milestones
- Recognize that patterns of verbal and nonverbal cues are interpreted during the meaning-making process
- Understand that the approximation of new skills is key to developing your own relationship to novel concepts
- Perceive how practicing a wide variety of new patterns can help you to better interpret the communicative intentions and preferences of others
Foundation Course
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Introduction11 Topics|4 Quizzes
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What is Strategic Communication?
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Exercise: What is Strategic Communication?
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Foundation Course Pre Survey
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Why Does it Matter?
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Exercise: Why Does it Matter?
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How Does it Work?
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Exercise: How Does it Work?
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What Makes it Mine?
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Exercise: What Makes it Mine?
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Understanding Fundamental Skills
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Exercise: Understanding Fundamental Skills
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What is Strategic Communication?
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The Breath-Thought Connection8 Topics|4 Quizzes
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Physical Orientation16 Topics|8 Quizzes
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The Emotional Center
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Exercise: The Emotional Center
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Understanding Line Focus
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Exercise: Understanding Line Focus
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Understanding Physical Orientation
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Exercise: Understanding Physical Orientation
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Understanding Full Front
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Exercise: Understanding Full Front
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Understanding Quarter Turn
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Exercise: Understanding Quarter Turn
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Understanding Profile
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Exercise: Understanding Profile
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Understanding Three-Quarter Turn
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Exercise: Understanding Three-Quarter Turn
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Using Full Back
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Exercise: Using Full Back
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The Emotional Center
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Frame and Stance12 Topics|6 Quizzes
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Understanding Counterbalance
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Exercise: Understanding Counterbalance
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Understanding Frame and Stance
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Exercise: Understanding Frame and Stance
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Finding a Ready Position
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Exercise: Finding a Ready Position
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Creating a Listening Body
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Exercise: Creating a Listening Body
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Stance, Symmetry, and Weight
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Exercise: Stance, Symmetry, and Weight
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The Base to Gesture Relationship
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Exercise: The Base to Gesture Relationship
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Understanding Counterbalance