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speech and drama
exam
| word | definition |
|---|---|
| monologue | a scene for one actor, who speaks his or her thoughts aloud or talks to an imaginary character or directly to an audience |
| dialogue | spoken words on stage |
| gesture | a movement, usually of the arm, that helps express an idea or feeling |
| character | the imaginary person, thing or animal the actor pretends to be on stage |
| improvisation | a scene performed with little or no rehersal; it usually includes dialogue |
| forth wall | the invisible wall between the actors and the audience |
| suspension of disbelief | a feeling that you are part of the story |
| pantomime | a performance that comunicates an idea or action without using dialogue |
| set | the actual pieces of furniture, platforms or other items on the stage |
| set prop | a large prop, such as a piece of furniture, fireplace |
| setting | the imaginary place and time the stage area represents |
| cue | a signal to begin an action or dialogue |
| blocking | (blank) |
| paralanguage | the ways in which you say words,includng volume, pitch, speaking, rate, and voice quality, as well as sounds that are not words |
| connotation | meaning people attach beyond th dctionary meaning |
| non- verbal communication | all the ways we encode ideas without words, raising an eyebrow.. |
| unintentional commincation | sending a message that you do not mean to send, or that you are unaware you have sent |
| proxemics | the study of spatial communication-- distance bettween speakers |
| kinesics | the study of the use of body motion to communicate |
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