Verbal & Non-Verbal Dialogue
When people converse, they do so with more than just words. Body language, tone of voice, and societal context all play a role in understanding what a person means.
What You'll Get
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Class Recording
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Class Slides
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Exercise Document
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About this course
- $30.00
- 3 lessons
- Lecture Slides
- Class Recording
- Class Exercises
Details
When people converse, they do so with more than just words. Body language, tone of voice, and societal context all play a role in understanding what a person means. In this workshop, we'll use in-class exercises to explore how to get the most out of dialogue.
This is a recording of a live class that has been lightly edited for clarity's sake. You will also receive the class slides, an exercise document, and transcript of the class.
Here's what students are saying:
An accurate representation!
Madeline Cole
This was a great class and had a good balance of pacing between the demonstration and activities.
This was a great class and had a good balance of pacing between the demonstration and activities.
Read LessVery helpful!
Melanie Marttila
I'm currently working with a book coach to revise my WIP and you've helped me decipher some of the comments I've been receiving (much excite!). It was two...
Read MoreI'm currently working with a book coach to revise my WIP and you've helped me decipher some of the comments I've been receiving (much excite!). It was twofold. The first was the example of Jane looking away from Vincent. When I see the comment, "but what is she looking *at*?" I now know what to do! Also, I see a lot of "this is ambiguous" kinds of comments. Now I have some tools to apply some specificity to my dialogue and scenes. I always learn one or two tasty tidbits from your courses. Thank you!
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Wen Wen Yang
Mary Robinette is a phenomenal teacher and breaks down things that as a reader, I had missed, but as a writer I would need to demonstrate. I level up each ti...
Read MoreMary Robinette is a phenomenal teacher and breaks down things that as a reader, I had missed, but as a writer I would need to demonstrate. I level up each time I have a lesson with her.
Read LessVery Helpful Class!
V.M. Ayala
This class covers the basics of how to convey verbal and non-verbal interactions to better individualize characters in a story and make dialogue more dynamic...
Read MoreThis class covers the basics of how to convey verbal and non-verbal interactions to better individualize characters in a story and make dialogue more dynamic. Also the puppetry added context was really fun and helped highlight how to use certain emotions and gestures to establish a character! There was also a class exercise that I enjoyed quite a bit.
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Hugo-award winning author Mary Robinette Kowal
Mary Robinette Kowal is the author of The Spare Man,The Glamourist Histories series, Ghost Talkers, and the Lady Astronaut Universe. She is part of the award-winning podcast Writing Excuses and has received the Astounding Award for Best New Writer, four Hugo awards, the Nebula and Locus awards. Her stories appear in Asimov’s, Uncanny, and several Year’s Best anthologies. Mary Robinette, a professional puppeteer, also performs as a voice actor (SAG/AFTRA), recording fiction for authors including Seanan McGuire, Cory Doctorow, and John Scalzi. She lives in Nashville with her husband Rob and over a dozen manual typewriters. Visit maryrobinettekowal.com