Getting Practical

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This practical exercise requires some creative scriptwriting.
You do not have the luxury of pre-written scripts in this
case. The parameters have now been extended however to enable
you to inject some personality and charisma into your
performance.

No talking robots - give it your own personal touch.

a. One Minute Piece

Prepare a 60 second piece on yourself. Make sure it is
concise and entertaining. Be sure to concentrate on formulating
a basic structure: an introduction, the main content, a
conclusion and then an outro.

Take at least 10 minutes to prepare the piece. Practice it
several times before performing it to camera. Then take the
time to watch it and make the following changes:

1. Perform it with no hand movements;
2. Perform it with 25% extra energy;
3. Perform it from a seated position.

Note how the different variations affect your performance.
Do not over-rehearse this piece as it will turn stale in its
delivery.

b. Two Minute Piece

Prepare a two-minute piece on SLEEP. You can talk about the
effect of sleep, how much you enjoy sleep, what makes you
sleep. Work the idea around entertainment and engagement.

Find ways in which to ‘tell a story’. This will engage the
audience.

You can make it humorous, factual, creative, positive or
confronting. Learn to make it compelling to last the full
two minutes – the attention span of the average viewer is
around 20-30 seconds, so you will need to work hard to keep
the flow and pace for 120 seconds.

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