Concept · 3 steps · NESA EN4-URC-01

From Oratory to Spoken Word

The full climb — from where the spoken word comes from, to reading a spoken text closely, to the slippery moment where the same words change meaning out loud. Three short steps, each with its own toy to play with.

1 Where it comes fromFrom the ancient forum to the phone screen — the tools change, the bond of voice doesn't. Lay out the timeline yourself. 2 How to do itListen closely and name the form, purpose and context — with a clip-labeller to lock it in. 3 Where it gets trickyThe same line, four deliveries, four meanings — how tone and context flip what words really say.

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Performance Poetry & the Spoken Line

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The Performer & the Audience