How dramatic training helps your teen land a job

by Carol H. Morgan

My husband often quips that I am always able to get jobs that I am not quite qualified for. It's actually true. And I give the credit (or the blame, depending on whose perspective you take) to the dramatic training I rec...read more

by A. Marie J.

Most of us know about the all-powerful "first impression" and the effect that it can have in a job interview. Whether it is fair or not, we are judged immediately (albeit in many cases subconsciously) by the interviewer on...read more

by E.M.Robinson

Dramatic training can help your teen land a job. Dramatic training teaches communication skills and self-confidence that will help him or her make a good impression, interview well, and land that job. The job interview ...read more

by Linda Ann Nickerson

PLAYING THE PART Dramatic training is not for sissies. In fact, participating in a dramatic play or musical requires discipline, determination, talent and a significant time commitment. However, the performing arts o...read more

by Jared Garrett

Find your spot. Listen for your cue. Project your voice and presence. How could it be that dramatic training of this type could help your teen, or even anyone, land a job? The truth is that it is not the technical aspe...read more

by Todd Pheifer

The reality of landing a job is that a person has to make a relational "connection" with another individual. The hiring person or company should be objectively looking at experience and ability, but oftentimes getting a j...read more

by J. Henry Stewart

As Ms. Livingston stood up from behind her desk, James rose quickly out of his chair. He smiled broadly. The impeccably dressed interviewer extended her hand and James shook it with confidence and gladness. He had just ...read more

by Kari G

Fake it 'til you make it. Like all cliches, this one also contains a substantial nugget of truth. So what if you're not the most confident person in the world? Pretend you are, and others will notice. Soon you'll begin...read more

by Thom Amundsen

Teens gains in life with dramatic training Students go through life constantly defining their identity. We've all experienced the teenager struggling to fit in, questioning their ability to feel recognized and torn apar...read more

by Judy Goldwyn

Nothing is more unnerving than standing in the wings waiting for your cue. Not even a job interview. But the similarity between the two provides helpful tools for the job seeker. A performer's success is dependent on h...read more

by Earl Demott

Dramatic training may seem unimportant when considering careers outside of the theater, but one must consider that more and more career planning centers or job training courses use role play, dramatics, or mock interviews ...read more

by Amelia Love

When I was a minister at a church three years ago, I made the decision to direct a One-Act Play with pre-teens as the performers. I invited any kid who wanted to participate to come try out for the play. Twenty pre-teens...read more

by Vicki Stockard Phipps

The drama club can be a great way to release all those dramatic things that seem to go with being a teen, but it can also prepare them for developing the life skills needed to land a job. When I was a teen, I was dramatic...read more

by MJ Suttor

In the idiom of the teenage world "drama" means an excessively emotional conflict between people. Unlike this newly coined popular association with this word, the truth is dramatic training can be a real asset to teens. ...read more

by Ted Sherman

I joined our high school dramatic club for the same reason every teen does. No, unfortunately it wasn't to meet girls. More unfortunately, I was in an all-boys school. My reason was that I thought I had great talent, and i...read more