You don’t need to have a passion for drama and theatre to find acting classes useful in other areas of your life. Acting can help provide you with a set of skills that can be used in a wide range of situations, and they can give you an edge in the workplace.
Business operations have been forever changed by the pandemic, and while things are slowly settling into the ‘new normal’, there’s now no end of lengthy meetings again. If you’ve always struggled in meetings, either being heard in a room full of egos or finding the confidence to lead meetings, then we look at how acting lessons can help.
1. Improvisation
Improvisation is one of the most important skills for any actor. Actors earn how to be present at the moment, listen carefully, and contribute freely. These skills are instantly transferable to the workplace, as for all the planning and rehearsals, when you’re live and in front of the audience, anything can happen.
Being able to adapt and improvise on the spot will boost your career prospects.
2. Dealing with Difficult People
Acting teaches people how to appreciate, understand, and communicate with a diverse group of humans. Business leaders, much like actors, are often required to play a range of roles in the course of their job, as well as develop a set of skills to deal with different and changing.
3. Understanding the Human Condition
From Hamlet to Hamilton, the reason the plays we love are so popular (and important) is that they are about the human condition. As actors (and as an audience), our ability to understand the human condition helps us to make sense of the world around us and the situations we find ourselves in.
4. Presentation Skills
Actors must be able to present themselves as part of their key skillset. Voice, stance, projection,
movement and engagement with an audience is not as common as you might imagine in the business world.
Meetings and presentations tend to be rather dull and one-dimensional, so your audience will be thankful for a presentation that has their attention, and they will engage with you and understand the material better.
If you’re looking for acting courses for adults, get in touch today.