During my Speaking & Listening CA, I was playing Albert Einstein, strangely not a woman (since I am a woman) but rather I did it as a man. I chose Albert Einstein because, there were so many things to talk about; he was such a complex character. He had influenced so many people for centuries that, maybe, behind all that brilliant mind that he had consumed, he could be a villain in a disguise; a false hero.
2. How did you do it?
During the Control Assessment, I actually sat on a chair because, well, I envision myself sitting on the chair and heading off to meet the 'future' American President.
In the speech, I have included why I was a villain (included varieties such as, been beaten up by my own mother, parents were poor, everyone looked down on me, etc). I also included my future destruction. Since a villain never settles for anything, they always strive for more.
As what Steve Jobs said, "Stay Hungry, Stay Foolish."
3. What do you think you learned?
From my performance, I have learned a lot of things. That I have stage fright; my mind goes blank, my face starts to get red and that I just start to mumble. I didn't have this problem in the past, maybe since I have stopped performing for awhile, it happens. *insert smiley face*
I tend to be unable to walk around in front of the class and take a speech, but I am able to do it when I am surrounded with strangers. I tend to get the feelings of, my friends would always judge me but strangers, I feel very comfortable. It should be the other way around, but maybe it's just because it's nicer when your performing, the audience doesn't know about you & it would surprise them of how talented you actually are. I do still need to work on that.
I've also learnt that, trying to portray someone that was not initially a villain, was a major task to be made. This associate with trying to get into character. It's hard to be a villain, since I am not a villain at all. I don't know how to act cruel or self-centered with my work, so it was a major task I embraced with.
4. How can you use this learning in the future?
I could eventually learn how to be more creative within my life & I could face my fear of standing in front of the stage, in front of all my friends & family. *insert smiley face*
This is a very honest reflection of what you did, Stephanie. I think you are being a bit hard on yourself because you came across as much more confident than you think. It is always harder standing in front of people you know than in front of strangers.
ReplyDeleteI think it's great that you chose deliberately to sit in a chair and that you embraced the whole idea of being a 'villain'.