How I did it: After attending a teen spoken word slam in SF I was soooo motivated. I decided to enter the talent show at my high school (last year) and me and my friend performed a spoken word piece together! It was dooooope! We performed it three days. We were nervous the first one and messed up a bit but by the next day and the last one we killed it! I did it again this year in my club's cultural show and i'm in college now! I love it!

Lessons & tips: It'll be nervewracking but it's all about you and your piece and the emotion behind it. Focus on what you want to say and how you want to say it. Slam is all about the delivery. Trust me, it's REALLY fun!

Resources: Youthspeaks!

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Mar 24, 2009, 03:34AM PDT | 0 comments | 3 cheers