Sentences with phrase «creating emotional stakes»

I know about three - act structures, hero's journeys, misdirects, callbacks, and creating emotional stakes.

Not exact matches

Corbijn isn't making a stereotypical Hollywood thriller, with the stakes spelled out in neon and the loud fight scenes spaced every few minutes, but he doesn't seem to realize there is such a thing as being too vague, and in his efforts to make some kind of art - house / thriller hybrid, he goes too far the other direction and creates a nicely rendered film with no emotional hook.

Rather than dealing with the emotional gravity of the devastating loss that serves as its catalyst, it bends over backwards to create nonexistent tension around the apparently high stakes world of high school volleyball.

«Not only were there stakes, as far as the real world and what it means to do something that different in a community or a society that's not easily accepted — but could I also create real emotional stakes?

Crucial Conversations is a two - day course taught by VitalSmarts that teaches skills for creating alignment and agreement by fostering open dialogue around high - stakes, emotional, or risky topics — at all levels of your organization.

Over a decade of research shows that an over emphasis on high - stakes standardized tests narrows curriculum, creates social and emotional stress for students and families, drives committed teachers out of the profession, and turns schools into test - prep factories with principals forced to comply as overseers — especially in low - scoring schools.

A couples therapist isn't a decision maker, but we are skilled at helping partners understand the stakes of a decision, see who one another are as decision makers, what baggage and assumption each partner brings, and create space to hear what's emotional.