Most everyone agrees that great acting is about listening more than speaking. And yet, one of the main complaints casting directors have is that actors aren’t listening in a way that reveals much about themselves or their feelings in their auditions. The root of many actors’ problems around listening is that they don’t do it very often or very well in real life. And if your body isn’t familiar with the feeling of deep and connected listening, it won’t suddenly appear in the audition room. Let’s take a look at how you can bring the power of deep listening into the audition.
Listening in your life. Good listening is the key to knowledge, both emotionally and mentally. We know a lot of facts about things and so little about people because we’re in such a rush to tell everyone what we know instead of listening to what they know and how they feel. In this way, words are used to cover our emotions and push people away.
Listening makes us vulnerable to the thoughts and feelings of others and deepens our empathy. When we sit with someone and take in what they’re saying and feeling, it reminds us that we’re all connected. In fact, we’re basically all the same. The usual feeling
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