10 actors' practices, through which you will learn how to skillfully express their emotions
Relations / / December 19, 2019
Tatiana Yezhov
An expert in the field of personnel management, coaching.
1. Master the techniques of anchoring
This technique comes from Neuro-Linguistic Programming, but it has taken root in the actor's world, because it is easy to get help at the right emotional state. Its essence in the performance of certain rituals.
Recall a time in the past when you felt a particular emotion. Close your eyes, lost in memories and find the necessary feeling inside. When the emotion will acquire sufficient brightness, do something: cross your fingers or pritopnite.
To consolidate this exercise needs to be done several times effect. Now you can easily enter in your desired emotional state when you need it.
2. Think about the interlocutor
This is necessary in order to get a better feel it, to understand what he's breathing. Reading the emotional state of another, assuming that he feels you understand what you're close. And this inner affinity with others will allow you to better identify their emotions.
3. Interact
Express your emotions by engaging in the process of their environment. Do not be afraid to be bright, noticeable, flashing colors. your emotions come to life through interaction with those around you.
4. Develop body plasticity
Posture, gait, facial expressions, gestures - all these matters and must comply with the emotions that you show. And it's not only those cases where we do not have the words or words are not needed. The body first responds to what we feel and look responsible, any movement.
Try to say something without words, using only your body. This may be the usual story about how did you get to work today. Does your counterpart understand movements? Do you feel a bunch of eyes, lips, posture? Where are your hands? What do you say stop motion?
5. Experiment with the palette of emotions
Basic emotions marked by Paul Ekman (Paul Ekman), - it is joy, surprise, sadness, anger, disgust, fear, contempt. Not limited to, express shock, boredom, aggression, thrill, forgiveness, jealousy, sympathy, hope, enthusiasm, relief, tenderness and so on.
Try to list 10 species each base emotions. Enjoy shades of distinction
6. Watch other
See how others tell stories, tell bad news, speaking to an audience. Try to guess what kind of emotions they are experiencing at the same time, what they say their gestures and facial expressions.
Observation of others will enhance your emotional intelligence at times. A video view, where you in the lead role, will allow to catch something that is not enough for you.
7. Select the text from the book and retell it to different people
It should be the people of your surroundings: Mom, daughter, A friend, a colleague. Talk as if this story really happened to you. It is important that your interlocutors did not guess that this is an excerpt from the book.
You can change the names of the characters in the names of your friends for greater immersion. You can complement the story. If you suddenly surprise think that there is also a real writer, you're on the right track.
8. Use the counterpoint - the opposition of sound and image
When you tell a funny about sad or conversely, sad about the ridiculous, thinner you start to feel your inner ear becomes more sensitive emotional. Use the classic drama: looking good out of evil, and evil - good. Try to tell a conventional story with opposite or distant from the spirit of the emotions of the text.
9. Listen to the music. Especially without words
Music helps to develop creative thinking and to find a meaning that can not be expressed in words. Music interacts with the emotions directly, without affecting our minds.
It is useful to not only listen to music, but also play it. If you do not own the game on any musical instrument, sing! Sing boldly and enthusiastically can without words, giving himself entirely to this task, as if there is no other way to convey the meaning, but to sing.
10. breathe properly
Breathing is closely connected with what we feel. With the help of certain breathing exercises can cause a particular emotion. breathing practices today a large number, but it is the foundation of any inhaling and exhaling.
Achieve pacified state is possible through the slow, deep breaths. And with palpitations or, on the contrary, its hidden breath, you will be able to get to where you want expressive and emotional state.
Of course, this does not exhaust the emotions control technology. Try, train, look for something that is right for you, and most importantly - have fun with your conscious manifestation of the multifaceted personality!