Have you been wanting to know more about Cold Reading? Stoa added Cold Reading to their Wildcard list in 2016-2017. According to their website, “Competitors read from a short selection given in the competition room. The Competitors will have two minutes to prepare approximately 3-4 minutes of material. Material could include well-known literature, speeches, poetry, or other genre selected by the tournament for each round.
A good dramatic cold reader is able to communicate with fluency and clarity and to project speech rhythms well. He should also be able to bring out the intent, mood and characterization of a piece through appropriate articulation and body language.”
We caught up with a friend that is a huge fan of the event, even placing at NITOC. Here is her story and tips…