Pursuing A Successful Acting Career

When I originally changed my major, Fall 2015, I was weary of the prospect of taking acting classes. It further made me rethink my decision, when I entered the class on the first day and we placed our chairs in a circle. I am used to talking in front of large groups so I wasn't concerned with stage fright. However I was concerned about my ability to memorize lines, put emotion with them and portray what the text intended.

Primarily, I believe that practice does not make perfect, it only sharpens the skills practiced. Perfect is unattainable, however, everyone has exercised a single practice to the point that they gain “expertise” in their field. They are efficient enough in the area to make few mistakes. An expert will also go above and beyond the expectations of the skill. My area of expertise would be my position as a HOSA Officer; I have the maximum years of experience possible have put forth an abundance of effort into shaping the organization and the people in it to create something far greater than a school club: a team.

Practice can be the key to improving. In every area of education, in every sport, with every musical activity, anything that requires a good performance, those who practice tend to understand the material more. Malcolm Gladwell in his book Outliers states just how important this can be. Going off of the idea that “practice makes perfect”, his entire second chapter is dedicated to persuading his audience to believe 10,000 hours is what it takes to succeed. Examples Gladwell provides include how Mozart didn’t create his greatest works until later in his life after he had gained experience, how the Beatles performed in multiple practice concerts in Hamburg, Germany before becoming musical sensations, and how Bobby Fischer and chess grandmasters

The skills I believe to be essential are to learn through experience and to analyze and understand. To explain, let’s analyze examples from two essays; “Blue-Collar Brilliance” written by Mike Rose (a professor at the UCLA Graduate School of Education and Information Studies) and “The New Liberal Arts” written by Sanford J. Ungar (Author and president of Goucher College in Baltimore, Maryland, from 2001 to 2014). Learning from experience is easier said then done. When we are starting a new job, it will take some time to figure out how to correctly do the work. You might mess up from time to time, but eventually you’ll get the hang of it. Mike Rose explains that, “Though work-related actions become routine with

There are lots of skills that are vital to pursuing, and being successful, in the profession of

be learned in a thousand ways, over and over again. Learning to act is ongoing,

For example, in order for me to learn how to do injections, or draw blood I’d have to practice in a clinic. Doing these tasks correctly means asking others for help when needed, setting a goal, and planning out the strategy to learning it, monitoring my progress, and getting feedback from others about my performance. The best way deliberate practice can help me fully learn these new skills is by practicing them repetitively. You know the saying “practice makes perfect?” You can’t learn how to do billing, or how to administer injections overnight. It takes time, and effort to learn something new. Paying attention to what you’re doing is very important as well.

These skills need a purpose to be prevalent, like motivation needs an ultimate end goal, so we use goal setting to figure out what our goals are and use those goals as motivation to keep our self confidence up and achieve our final goal. These skills are great, but could have been used a little differently in the

As an actor, one must always learn one’s lines; if one does not, the audience will notice a break, and the illusion of the show

If one practices enough, then one will be able to do anything he sets his mind to. People who wish to achieve success must be willing to spend the time on what they wish to reach success in. For one to be successful in what he wishes to do he must be good at what they are trying to be successful in. The only way to be good is to practice, practice, practice.

Drucker (2005) states that one of the most important things a person should do is to self-evaluate. They need to look internally and try to determine what their true strengths are. Often, the skill set to which a person is born will be what they assume that they are best at and consequently people often misidentifying what their strengths are. The best way to understand what you are really best at is to get feedback from other people (Drucker 2005, page 2). A person can also provide feedback for themselves provided they

A person is capable of learning a skill if they put their time and effort towards what they feel passionate about. Has someone ever wanted to develop an ability that you practice it for hours a day? I did, I have spent around 100 hours a year trying to perfect my loving skill, volleyball. It was a hardworking skill, but enjoyable as well. It is my way of life. The most important years of my life was my volleyball experience in High School.

Actors understand their characters’ feelings and motives in order to show the characters.Actors memorize many lines before filming begins or a show opens. Television actors often appear on camera with little time to memorize scripts, and scripts often may be revised or even written just before filming. Actors may audition for many roles before getting a job.(bls.gov) They must be able to accept rejection. Actors should be in good enough physical condition to endure the heat from stage

Everyone has a certain skill that they may be strong or weak at in both school or in work. There are skills required in order to create an efficient working environment. However, every person generally has a flaw or a skill that they are efficient in, which may reflect their career readiness. Despite everyone's flaw, throughout our life, we can be able to improve through experience. As for myself, I consider myself confident in managing multiple task and valuing work, but I need to improve my communication skills.

Development of skill takes time, patience, and determination. One must be willing to improve upon their skill while also being secure in themselves and their abilities. I would like to instill in my students that hard work pays off and being driven is