Boss, actually, I think I deserve a rise...

Here's one that came from today's workshop, in which I asked you to role play a dialogue in which an English teacher asks his/her DoS for a pay-rise.

Attendees at the seminar, Ryan and Louis demonstrated that next time they don't get a rise they do have a future in acting:




The actual task, to be done in threes, that I suggested was:

1. Brainstorming the ideas (and making notes) on why you deserve a rise
2. Person A (the teacher) go and ask Person B (the DoS) for the rise; while Person C observes
3. Person C makes notes on (a) how realistic the conversation is (would a boss say that...?); (b) the language used; and (c) the performance (did they put feeling into it...?)
4. Person C discusses the notes to see if the performance could be improved
5. Various rehearsals, to improve it (roles perhaps being swopped)
6. Recording

As I suggested, it's knowing that the dialogue is going to be recorded and broadcast (podcast) to the world that makes the students want to get it right, want to get it perfect...

That's one of the many attractions of podcasting, I think.