Stage Speaking Principles and Stage Directions

Speaking to the person farthest away from you.

• Rate
• Expression
• Enunciation
• Projection

__________________ is forming the letters in a word.

• Stance
• Rate
• Articulation

• Mumbling

Adding emotion to your speech.

• Poise
• Stance
• Center Stage
• Colorization

What is eye contact?

• Look your audience in the eye.
• Look at one person in the room.
• Look at your teacher only
• Look at the ceiling and floor

You want to read with expression.

• True

• False

If you make a mistake:

• roll your eyes

• giggle

• continue as if everything went perfectly

• tell the audience about your mistake

When presenting, avoid:

• shuffling your feet

• fidgeting

• leaning on the board or wall

• all of the above

This is a type of performance that usually involves no talking and no props.

• Improvisation

• Pantomime

• Musical Theatre

• Pivoting

The process of starting and stopping vowel and consonant sounds is known as -

• Singing

• Pantomime

• Articulation

• Ritual

True or False: To FREEZE means to run around the stage as fast as you can.

• True

• False