It often comes up in class that the words will pull you away from the moment and focusing on your partner and their behavior will pull you back into the moment. Ideally, you want to be saying the words the author wrote for you to say, but having them come out in response to what is happening around you in the moment (and not because they were the next things written for you to say). It’s really difficult to do this because when we have that text in front of us, it’s hard to think about anything else. So when you have some text to say, spend some time focusing on what is going on around you instead of what you have to say. Then say what you need to say, but in response to what’s happening in the moment. You’ll get better at it!
