line delivery
- actingTemporarily holding position
- timingArt of choosing moments
- dialogueSpoken exchange between parties
- inflectionWord form alteration
- toneQuality of sound
punchline · script · monologue · performance · cadence · emphasis · pause · comedic · dramatic · rehearsal · cue · stage · microphone · actor · deadpan · sarcasm · expression · voice
communication mode
line deliverymime
Wordless expressive performer
pantomime · body language · gesture · facial expression · improvisation
scripted vs. spontaneous
line deliveryimprovisation
Spontaneous, unplanned creation
ad-libbing · improv · freestyling · riffing · winging it