Communication is the basis of all human interaction. During this task my class developed communication skills and we learnt to apply them in dramatic performance. Verbal communication should have qualities such as, audibility, clarity, fluency, flexibility and control, appropriate to a certain character. Non -Verbal communication involves a controlled use of space and physical discipline, relevant to the character which should help to convey an appropriate mood and atmosphere. As communication is such a crucial aspect of living, the community needs to have a complete sense of both verbal and non-verbal communication to encode and decode messages. In particular, drama students should have a complete understanding and knowledge of communication in order to develop a characters" usage of these qualities. The communication of two people evolves a sender and a receiver. The sender has objectives he or she wishes to obtain. It is important for the receiver to be open and willing to accept the message. The sender encodes a message for the receiver to decode. The mixture of verbal and non-verbal communication can change the meaning of words. This creates sub-text, which ultimately constructs a motive or message one would wish to obtain from that sentence. Communication breakdowns or barriers are also common. These include, physical barriers, misinterpretation of the message and lack of interest in the content of message. .
Our task was to take a script which was "Monster Hotel" and adapt to the script to make a comedic presentation in front of our class. Before giving any task it is our duty to understand the objective and to understand it from our full potential. So the first thing I and my group had done was to look at the script and read it couple of times understanding the weaknesses and strengths that were present in this script. Then we decided which of us would suit each of these lines the best because it depended mostly on our character traits and our communication skills.