Creating a dynamic slam poetry performance
I can understand how physicality can add to the confident delivery of a slam poem. I can be an effective audience member and provide feedback.
Creating a dynamic slam poetry performance
I can understand how physicality can add to the confident delivery of a slam poem. I can be an effective audience member and provide feedback.
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Key learning points
- Performing a slam poem is about more than just reading the words from a page, it is about giving a dynamic performance.
- Considering non-verbal features and physicality can elevate your performance.
- Annotating your poem with non-verbal features can be a useful way to help prepare for a performance.
- Audience participation is a part of slam poetry, but it must be respectful and supportive.
- It is ok to feel nervous before a performance. Considering your body language, posture and breath can help with nerves.
Keywords
Physicality - the use of body movements, gestures, and facial expressions to enhance the delivery of a presentation
Non-verbal features - the physical and vocal elements that enhance a performance beyond the words themselves
Dynamic - a lively and engaging performance, full of energy, to keep the audience interested
Pitch - the varied highness or lowness of a voice, can be used by a speaker can create drama, excitement, or tension
Pace - the speed at which something is spoken or delivered
Common misconception
Pupils get too nervous to perfom and find public speaking really daunting so they can't do it.
Even the most confident speakers feel nervous! It is completely natural to feel nervous when public speaking. Practising and using specfic strategies will mean they will gradually begin to understand how to work with them.
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