FRESHMAN A
Delivery: OI
Warm Up: Tongue Twisters
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Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.
A peck of pickled peppers Peter Piper picked.
If Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers,
Where's the peck of pickled peppers Peter Piper
picked?
Got that? All together now.
What makes tongue twisters so dang hard but so
much fun?
Making the script
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Teaser (start the scene, grab attention)
Introduction – give background information of the scene,
include author and title, introduce scene (WRITE THIS
YOURSELF!)
Cut to the appropriate length (3-4 mins.)
Make your outline look like a script!
 Bold
headings (teaser, introduction, body)
 Create/ Lable characters (highlight names, focal points, stance,
voice, facial expressions, etc.)
Delivery
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You will be graded on the following:
 Volume
 Rate
(pacing)
 Focal Points
 Gestures
 Posture
 Facial Expressions
 Emphasis
 Character Development
Volume: Tips
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Find a balance between TOO LOUD and too soft
Project your voice
Have vocal variety!
 Loud
and fast
 Loud and slow
 Soft and fast
 Soft and slow
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What does your volume say about your character? If they
talk Loud and Fast you might think they are confident.
Volume: Practice
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Loud: Miss Martin is the best English teacher ever!
Soft: North is way better than South!
Project a whisper: Hey, what did you decide to do
for your Oral Interp.?
Even though you are whispering you still need the
audience to hear you!
Rate (pace): Tips
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Pacing – the rate of speech used to move through the
content
 Fast
enough to keep the audience’s interest
 Slow enough to help the audience understand the content
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Don’t fill the silence with non-words (umm, aaa, like)
Pause for effect
 Fine
line between not waiting at all – and waiting too long!
Pacing: Practice
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Mark up your paper!
 Slashes
at pauses to breath
 Double slash at pause for effect
Example: “I trade my sweat for strength. /I trade doubt for
belief. / I trade cheer // for nothing.” / Today, / I brought my
poms and bows to share with you all my history in becoming a
cheerleader and how much dedication and determination it
takes me to perform my heart out. --L.B.
Focal Points: Tips
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Pick logical locations (character is short, pick something
at their eye level)
Look at the exact same place every time!
Make it obvious
Look in different directions
Stare, hard. Don’t break your focus.
Even though you are staring at a wall you can react to
the other characters!
Focal Points: Practice
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Pick 3 places as focal points in the classroom
I will count out 1, 2, or 3 and you must look at the
focal point!
Gestures: Tips
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Gestures -- the use of your hands and arms to illustrate
your words.
 The
gestures must be meaningful
 Match your gestures to your words!
The audience usually believes most what they see!
Create habits! Playing with a ring, tucking their
hair behind their ear, licking their lips, etc.
Gestures: Practice
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What gesture might you use in order to
communicate the following?
“This needs to happen right now!”
“I don’t care. It wasn’t my fault.”
“…and BAM, it hit the floor!”
“Please you have to believe me.”
“Come with us. Please. Pretty please!”
“How do I look?”
Posture: Tips
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Every character should have a different stance or
posture
The only time you should stand “like you” is during the
introduction
Be creative!
Watch people!
What does your character “lead” with? Their chin, their
hips, their chest? How would they walk? Are they pidgin
toed, do they bounce when they walk, etc?
Posture: Practice
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Create a stance or posture for the following character
types:
Innocent little kid, age 6, wanting ice cream
Grouchy old man who always yells at kids to get off his
lawn
High school girl who is “too cool”
Jock boy
Jock boy trying to be cool/tough
Jock boy who was trying to be cool/tough but go
turned down by the girl he just asked out
Facial Expressions: Tips
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Different facial for each character
Make sure the expression matches!
React to the other characters
Use a mirror or video tape yourself
Try out different things!
Facial Expressions: Practice
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Warm up your face by trying to get your face as
small/big as possible!
You just ate a lemon
You walk into a surprise party for your birthday
You just got a full ride to the college of your dreams
Stink eye / dirty look
You have a question, but you are afraid to ask it
Your parents are embarrassing you in front of your
friends
You walk into a crowded room and you scan the room
until you friend your friends
Emphasis: Tips
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Plan your stress
Add stress by talking slower, louder, or enunciating
Stress the important part of the sentence
If you repeat something (“I wont go. I wont.”) Make sure
you vary the way it is said.
Emphasis: Practice
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How does the stress change the meaning of this
sentence:
“Her name is Sally and she’s my friend”
“Her name is Sally and she’s my friend”
“Her name is Sally and she’s my friend”
“Her name is Sally and she’s my friend”
“Her name is Sally and she’s my friend”
“Her name is Sally and she’s my friend”
Character Development/Voices: Tips
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Each character must have a different voice
Make sure the voice is fitting for the character AND
the tone of the scene!
Use your entire vocal range (low voice – falsetto)
Character Development/Voice: Practice
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Old Man Voice (“Kids these days.”)
British Accent (“Time for a spot of tea?”)
Geek/Nerd/Brain (“Actually the answer is 7.”)
Southern (“Ya’ll just need to settle down.”
PUT IT ALL TOGETHER NOW!
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“I won? Are you sure I won?” – disbelief
“I want you to have it. Every time you see it, think of me”
– sincerity
“Please, please believe me” – begging
“That’s stupid. No one thinks that’s cool” – degrading
“Don’t follow me. I want to be left alone” – pleading
“I have a totally brilliant idea” – excitement