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3 Ways to Be a Better Writer Starting Today
Why do actors have to audition?
If the casting director hands each actor who walks through the door the same script, how could they read the same words that differently?
If you’ve ever witnessed actors reading for an audition — or if you’ve ever seen a really good or really bad movie — you know that it takes more than some well written words to keep your attention.
You can hand two people the exact same script and one may read it flat and monotone, while the other uses inflection and tone to bring the words to life. When speaking, we use our voices to convey energy, emotion, and ultimately engage the listener. We pause, we speed up, we slow down, we reiterate and we use different tones to make sure our message is clearly understood.
It’s usually not the words that accomplish that, it’s how those words are said.
When you are writing, you don’t have the benefit of those vocal tools. You literally have words on a page…that’s it. If you’ve ever sent a text or email that was misread, you know that words alone can lose something in the translation. So how do bring those words to life in a way that brings energy, emotion, and meaning along with them so that a reader not only understands what you are saying, but also wants to keep reading?
