Good morning world!

It’s that time again. If you’ve only just joined us, have a quick read through the previous two articles I’ve written (don’t worry, I try to keep them around 400 words!) to introduce what we are trying to achieve here; to build a more complete and therefore more powerful performance!

So, last time I asked you to write down a few words to encompass the way you think your audience currently perceives you, as well as a few words to describe how you wish to be perceived!

Have the list in front of you and look at it. Take in what you’ve written down.

In this part, we’re going to create a performance character profile.

This will give us a pretty sweet skeleton to build our performances around.

You will need to write a short paragraph about your character in the third person. If you have a stage name, why not use this here.

I’ve outlined an example below based on the words I wrote last week. these were:

I would like to be perceived as:

1. Confident

2. Entertaining no matter what the situation

3. Sophisticated and well mannered

4. In control of the performance

5. Creating the impossible with ease

So, on to my character profile!

When Dee Christopher enters a room, all eyes are on him. Smartly dressed, all in black, with a walk that commands attention.

When he approaches a group, he speaks with confidence and leads the conversation while allowing the impossible to happen around him.

His performance style is suave, with a touch of humor and he always leaves the group on a high note, with all feeling like they’ve witnessed something special.

If you read through the above, it’s only a very basic description, but allows you to get a real image of Dee Christopher’s style, dress, performance, the way he interacts with people. It’s a very powerful tool to have that solid basis to work around.

It’s one thing writing a list, but when you create a profile, it gives you a mental image of what you’re aiming for, which makes progress a lot easier!

Next week, we’ll look at filtering for your character! Stay tuned!

Peace Out!

D.

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