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by Glenny Palmer » Tue Jun 28, 2011 12:28 pm
That was beaut Dave. An open invitation to join you with your friends & family for a pleasant time. Thank you. The tips I would offer are:
Always, forever, & never fail....to script your introduction. Write it out until it is crisp, & to the point, & you are happy with it, & l e a r n it just as you would your poem. Record it & listen to it, & time it, in the interests of set time limits for comps etc. Also, strangely enough, just trying to record a newly learned poem puts a % of stress on you, & that is a great baby stepping way to get the thing finally stuck in your head, & your confidence up.
Your delivery will improve out of sight if you commit the intro & poem to memory. In my experience...having your hard copy on hand is almost a guarantee that you will reach for it, so when presenting a newly learned poem for the first time, it is best to have a reliable prompter nearby. I find it far less likely that a prompter will be called upon. I have found that once a poem has been presented to an audience successfully, it seems to sit tight in your memory. So my advice is to always initially present to a kindly group where a slip etc will not be a disaster....at a barbie etc. Once you have that achieved you are set for the pro or comp stage.
I do hope this helps. I look forward to your future efforts.
Cheeers
Glenny
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