WHAT ARE PERFORMANCE SKILLS?
You’ve trained your voice, practiced you instrument, or memorized your lines, technically, you’re ready. But when the spotlight hits and the audience is listening, what really sets you apart isn’t just what you perform, it’s how you perform.
What Are Performance Skills?
Performance skills are the non-verbal expressive, and interactive tools that help you connect with our audience. They include:
- Stage presence
- Facial expression
- Body language
- Eye contact
- Confidence
- Audience engagement
- Emotional connection
While technique gets you to the stage, performance skills keep the audience with you.
How to Develop Performance Skills
- Film yourself when you rehearse. What is your body doing? Are your facial expressions matching the mood? This can feel awkward, but it’s one of the fastest ways to improve.
- Practice with purpose, don’t just rehearse the music or lines. Rehearse the delivery. What’s your character feeling? What story are you telling? Where can you breathe life into the moment?
- Take acting or movement classes, actors are masters of emotion and physicality. Dancers understand how the body moves. Borrow from these disciplines to build versatility in your stage presence.
- Engage with your audience using eye contract, a smile, or a pause, remember: your audience is a key part of your performance. Treat them like you’re having a conversation, not just presenting a product.
- Perform often, nothing beats real experience. Open mics, student showcases, even singing for friends, these are all opportunities to test, fail, learn, and grow.
Final Thought
Talent gets attention, but performance leaves a legacy. Some of the most iconic performances in history weren’t perfect. What they had was passion, presence, and connection. Performance skills are the bridge between your practice room and a memorable, moving experience for others. So don’t just train to sing the song, train to live it, feel it, and share it. Because when the lights come on, it’s not just about the notes you hit, it’s about the soul you pour into them.
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