How Do You Do Impersonations Of People?
• Identify and assimilate to the obvious characteristics of their body language. In order to make this effective, you will have to develop the ability to make the impression of the obvious absolutely uncanny. It won’t be funny if you don’t. People can already perceive that individual’s vapid gestures and already have a good store of thoughts about it. Giving your audience a half-dose of what they already understand clearly will not be funny. You will only embarrass yourself. An uncanny impression of more-obvious body language will be impressive. • Identify and assimilate to the subtle characteristics of their body language, including stature and speed of gestures. A person’s stature and the speed of their gestures are the foundation of their visual character. This will go practically unnoticed a couple weeks after you meet the person. When you can accurately assume the stance and the solid ‘air’ of that person, it will make every subsequent impression all the more interesting because y
