Learning how to act from professionals in classes and workshops is one of the most important and effective ways to improve.
You can find acting and improv classes in your city or if need be take online classes. Sign up for classes that interest you and that will push you to improve your skill level.
A professional acting coach or teacher will be able to guide you in proper technique and give you tools that better you as an actor. You can’t always see what you’re doing. But a teacher can. And your teacher or coach will be able to help you make adjustments, learn the basics, and teach you how to mentally approach your craft.
There are acting coaches and teachers who specialize in specific forms and can help you reach specific goals. If you want to learn to be better at auditioning on camera, you can find a teacher who will help that process.
Put yourself in the right mindset to learn. Don’t think you are too good for classes. You’re not. For most actors, your job isn’t to be an actor. Your job is to learn and to be the best actor you can be. Reach out for new ways of adding skills to your repertoire, try a new language, accents, dialects, etc.
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Great advice, @Tammy Hunt! Love that you said "You can’t always see what you’re doing. But a teacher can." We can't always see where we need improvement. Another set of eyes definitely helps, in any area of entertainment.
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Also, the best way to learn something is to teach it. I have found that teaching acting helps me sharpen my own skills.
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I totally agree Tammy Hunt Acting teachers tend to catch physical movements that I may not even be conscious of.
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Great advice, Tammy Hunt . I recently came across an interview with Christopher Reeve where he mentioned the same theme even after the success of Superman. He essentially said that his job was "to be the best actor he could be". Good words. We should never stop learning. The older I get, the less I know and the hungrier I become.