Sentences, words, commas, periods. Speed, rhythm, pauses. Humor, irony, pathos - what are all of the options when it comes to texts? How can we unfold potential and make it resonate?

This course will explore different techniques to help us deliver a text in a way that resonates with the audience. We will speak without and with a microphone, read, speak freely, and improvise, as well as work with inner images, intention and body language.

And we will listen to each other very carefully.

This workshop series is intended for anyone interested in working with spoken text. If you already have experience, you can expand on it here.

I will bring texts to work with, or -  if you are already working with certain texts - you are more than welcome to bring them with you.

Language: German and English (depending on the participants)

This workshop is structured into several topic areas. The first focuses on identifying and solving problems in writing, addressing writer's block, and developing a writing routine. Next, various creative writing techniques will be introduced to apply writing in support of brainstorming and for planning larger artistic and/or scientific projects. The workshop aims to create individual solutions and creatively solve challenges as well as apply methods to create a new writing project.

The workshop will consist of alternating block sessions of theory and then hands-on writing exercises, followed by a discussion. We will try things out, writing solely for ourselves. The written texts will not be read out loud ad will also remain exclusively with the authors.

Language: German

This workshop is an open design experiment that is completely open in design, yet with a clear outcome and reflection. We will work together to think about different aspects of interdisciplinary collaboration efforts as well as people from different backgrounds and disciplines. We have a clear deadline and a clear mission: by the end of the Summer School program, we will launch a pilot of our joint podcast.

We will learn how to interpret each other's vocabulary, reflect on our own disciplinary particularities, speak without using jargon, learn the basics of communicating scientific topics effectively, podcast basics (depending on your needs, we will be happy to take the first steps of audio design on the fly).

Language: German (if required, English available as an alternative)