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The stereotype way of thinking acting and business is that they are never going to be relevant. However, the astonishing fact is that acting and business are close connected in some ways, and sometimes, acting courses are required for CEOs.
The question is, how are acting and business connected? Not only both of them required to have clear objectives so that people can write their speeches aiming at the specific goal, but business people also need to learn their “script”—what they are going to talk about, and fully prepared for difficult questions—before getting on to the “stage” and present what they get.
In my opinion, business people need to learn some acting skills in order to make their presentations or ideas more convincing. In the world of business, not only disruptive innovation matters, the ability of convincing others is also a key element of achieving success. There are certain movements and facial expressions in acting that can help business people to emphasis their ideas and reinforce their opinions so that their ideas or speeches can be more affective. Those performance tactics can be used in business presentations, public speaking, campaigning or even our group discussion in Comm 101.
References:
http://www.profitguide.com/manage-grow/leadership/what-actors-can-teach-ceos-56132
http://debbieweil.com/blog/what-i-learned-about-business-in-acting-class