Performing writing

Tutor: Rolf Hughes

Purpose
The purpose of this course is to develop practical writing and performance skills for business situations. The course is designed for professional people who have to represent their company and its values through any form of writing, including letters, speeches, newsletters and web texts. Writing is regarded as the creation of an appropriate "voice" - a performance script - and emphasis is therefore placed on developing creative writing strategies to create and sustain an engaging relationship with readers and, in performance, an audience. Typically executives, information managers and all those who wish to develop the effectiveness of their written and spoken English presentations will benefit from the insights and skills generated by this course.

Course description
The course develops practical communication skills. Since the workshops will encourage learning through doing, participants will be expected to undertake a series of both individual and collaborative writing and performance exercises. Participants will also be encouraged to critique constructively other participants' assignments and thereby develop the critical skills that are an integral part of creative thinking.

The course is taught in English by Rolf Hughes, an experienced English theatre director, writer, communications consultant and university lecturer in creative and critical writing.

Aims
The course will provide knowledge and practical skills in the following areas:

The speaking voice
Staging an argument; space, suspense, audience
Staging an argument #2; addressing an audience
Persuasion strategies
Grice's Maxims for Communicative Cooperation (Quantity, Quality, Relation, Manner)
The rhythm of revision and rehearsal
Performance techniques

Scope
15 contact hours (comprising 5 weekly workshops of 3 hours) Homework (individual/group assignments) 25 hours

Number of participants
To encourage individual contributions, each group is limited to 6 participants.

Miscellaneous
The course is modular and interested parties can therefore combine individual modules with units from other Metamorphosis courses, by agreement. It is also possible to order single lectures and one-day presentations/seminars concerning one or more element of the course.

Please contact Metamorphosis to discuss your company's specific requirements.

Further details: info@metamorphosis.se
Or phone Rolf Hughes on 070-757 0100.