How people learn stage presence; the three building blocks of performance technique, which are a triangle formed by mental focus, physical life and speaking voice; creating a safe and comfortable physical space.

How modern acting technique is built around a commitment to enact a specific purpose onstage; exploring two psychological approaches to performance; looking at ways to find purpose in dramatic material; public speaking and presenting.

Learning an effective system to clarify and connect with one's purpose onstage, or in front of any audience; exploring acting teacher Uta Hagen's "Nine Questions", which elucidate a character's identity, given circumstances and motivations.

How a dramatic character's circumstances affect their behavior; how actors use a character's obstacles; tactics to overcome them in pursuing the character's purpose onstage; how to use the "Nine Questions" in public speaking.

The habitual self is the complex of physical and vocal habits that people adopt as a response to their life experiences; how humans develop habitual physical patterns that may be limiting; how awareness of these patterns serves freedom of expression.

The principles of the Alexander Technique, a system of movement training designed to achieve natural physical alignment; exploring the relationship between the head, neck and spine; exercises to bring awareness and freedom to basic movements.