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Know Try not to say, “I’ve never done this before!” or “This is my first day!” or “The boss isn’t here!” or “This wasn’t my decision.” Instead, say, “I know what to do,” and “I AM the manager here.” It’s okay if you don’t really know about the specifics of a given situation; just play the emotional truth. You may not know anything about car engines, but if you are a car mechanic in a scene, you know generally the way a person talks when describing what’s wrong with a car. Care Saying “I don’t care” is boring. If your boss fires you, give a shit. Being bored or unaffected kills scenes, and is usually done by an actor not skilled enough to adjust to something that surprised them. Find reasons to get passionate about the topic at hand. Here’s a scene in which, off the suggestion “brutal,” one actor (Colin McGurk) reacts to the other (Christopher Corbin) having just passed horrific gas.
How to Be the Greatest Improviser on Earth
Will Hines
Self-knowledge is the root of all great storytelling. A storyteller creates all characters from the self by asking the question, “If I were this character in these circumstances, what would I do?” The more you understand your own humanity, the more you can appreciate the humanity of others in all their good-versus-evil struggles. I would argue that the great leaders Jim Collins describes are people with enormous self-knowledge. They have self-insight and self-respect balanced by skepticism. Great storytellers—and, I suspect, great leaders—are skeptics who understand their own masks as well as the masks of life, and this understanding makes them humble. They see the humanity in others and deal with them in a compassionate yet realistic way. That duality makes for a wonderful leader.
Storytelling That Moves People
hbr.org
In a society which emphasizes teaching, children and students-and adults-become passive and unable to think or act for themselves. Creative, active individuals .can only grow up in a society which emphasizes learning instead of teaching.
A Pattern Language
Christopher Alexander
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