Workshop with Sally Evans, Editor of Poetry Scotland
Wednesday 21 May 2008
Aberdeen Arts Centre [Venue 5]
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Sally Evans at Aberdeen Arts Centre
Photo by Roger Barnett
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Sally Evans' workshop consisted of a short talk on the dos and don'ts of reading
in public, followed by members' participation in sight-reading and prepared individual
readings.
The sight-reading session helped point out the pitfalls of unprepared reading; the
members' prepared readings gave Sally the opportunity to make useful comments to
each reader.
She stressed that we owe it to prospective audiences to give the best performance
we possibly can. An audience comes prepared to listen, and we do them a disservice
if we do not speak in a clear and interesting way.
What we learned in this practical workshop, led in an engaging manner by Sally,
will prove very useful in future Aberdeen Writers' Circle sessions.
Moira Brown
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