Simply put, drama is YOU. It's your body, your hands, your feet, your voice. And it makes all the difference in the world when telling a story. To most people, drama, (acting) doesn't come easy, and you may not feel comfortable with using a little drama in your teaching. It just may not be your style, and that's okay. You're still called to teach! But these tips are still good for you anyway! You'll find some suggestions that you'll feel comfortable trying in your next lesson, and who knows, maybe sometime in the future, you might find yourself using a lot of drama in your teaching.
BE A FOOL FOR CHRIST! GO AHEAD, RISK YOUR DIGNITY!
1. ACT A LITTLE
Place emotion in your story. If a character in your story is upset
reflect that in your facial
expressions and voice! HAPPY, SAD, ANGRY, FRUSTRATED, IMPATIENT.
WHATEVER, just show it!
2. MOVE AROUND
Walk around. Move among your listeners. Stand in a desk for height. Be
Zacchaeus up in a tree!
Crawl under the desk to portray fear etc.
3. USE YOUR VOICE EFFECTIVELY
It is said that people read our body language first, our voice
second and our
words third! Your voice and how you use it is your second
strongest tool in story
telling so use it affectively!
4. KEEP EYE CONTACT
Look at your listeners!
Have you got their attention? Are they responding?
Make one-on-one eye contact with as many as you can!