Recently several opportunities have come my way to run online workshops or teach or engage a group of people through a screen.
It’s an interesting prospect in many ways, sometimes it can feel a bit like a performance. I wonder if actors feel this way when they are making a film or series. Do they worry about how it will be viewed, or do they do their job and trust the editors and producers will worry about this? Is it part of their job.
I’ve always been conscious when leading workshops that there is a sort of performance or front that get’s put on, sometimes unconsciously but mostly consciously. I’ve found it difficult to get out the mind set of ‘they’ve paid to see a show!’
I think about ways I approach workshops as a participant, really just with an open mindset and willing and keen to learn new things. Maybe I change my approach to suit this. Trying to find ways to overcome this to reroute my approach to workshops as a guide or mentor or really just a listener sometimes. How can I approach workshops on a screen, through a screen in this way?
If you feel like this too - let me know, perhaps we can share ideas or chat about it over a virtual cuppa.
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