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Speak Up: Your Words Will Be Heard


As a writer, you are an artist. As a presenter of your words, maybe not-so-much. Reading one’s writing aloud so that it’s appreciated to its potential requires an array of skills that might need some fine tuning. In this workshop, you will practice and improve your timing, pacing, projection, expression and body language. To gain confidence, you will read aloud first from a famous work or two, and then, as our meetings progress, present and rehearse the best writing of your own. You will develop a style that’s not so grand as acting, but not so bland as recitation and, by the end, will have the poise and expertise to connect powerfully with every audience.

6 Mondays, 10:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m., 11/17/2014–12/22/2014

Donna Barkman

DONNA BARKMAN started performing in kindergarten. Radio, theatre, and recorded books kept her busy for many years. Recently, she has widely performed her solo pieces in NYC and local venues and has been cast in plays at La Mama, HERE Arts, and the Estrogenius Festivals in NYC. Her poetry has been published in Common Ground, Chautauqua, The Westchester Review, Pennsylvania English, Per Contra and many other journals. She enjoys creating ekphrastic work that she performs in art galleries and museums, most recently (2014) with a solo work in “Art at the Core” at The Hudson Valley Center for Contemporary Art, where her next play will be presented in November. She’s a member of Actors’ Equity Association.

Register at http://writerscenter.org/courses/speak-up-your-words-will-be-heard

Event Location and Ticket Information

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HVWC in Sleepy Hollow
300 Riverside Drive
Sleepy Hollow, New York 10591
Handicap Accessible? Yes

Date: Monday, November 17, 2014 - Monday, December 22, 2014
Times: 10:30 am - 12:30 pm

Ticket pricing:

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$295 - Members
$320 - Non-Members

Presenter: Donna Barkman
Presenter Phone: (914) 332-5953