Performance appraisal

Embry’s Strengths and Weaknesses After meeting with Jones, Embry should be given a low yearly rating performance review. Although his own individual work was exceptional, his role as a team leader was not performed well enough to give him a very good review. According to the scenario, Embry’s strengths include his experience, intelligence, precision and certainty. His willingness to volunteer and take on new projects should be encouraged by his superiors. On the other hand, Embry’s first…

The cognitive appraisal theory says that for us to actually experience an emotion, we must not only feel physiological arousal, but also must mentally interpret that psychological arousal as a specific emotion. For example, the same physiological arousal that you feel can…

Society’s performance management process lacks emphasis on Performance Development Plans (PDP) for those who want or need it. The current process leans heavily towards the now and how staff are performing in relation to their objectives and the Vision and Values. Whilst analysing current performance is extremely important, especially when these are linked to reward, future career and skill development, a proper PDP process should form an integral part. The PDP sits on the back of the…

The Woman In Black is a famous ghost story written by Susan Hill, adapted for the stage by Stephen Mallatratt and directed by Robin Herford. It was performed at the Royal and Derngate Northampton theatre on the 13th of November 2014. I had read the novel before seeing the theatre production of the tale, and therefore I already knew about the story. However, I had heard that the theatre production made use of only two actors, and as there are significantly more characters in the story than just…

My strongest performance throughout this whole year was probably my last one and the weakest was my demo speech. I would say my strongest was the toast speech because I remembered what I should be working on when I was giving my speech so I felt like I did a lot better…

the dance program is not only the degree, but life lessons and knowledge to excel in the real world. My long term career goals include performance and owning and operating my own studio/company. After college, I hope to perform and begin adding various professional endeavors to my dance resume. I would love to dance professionally…

participate in practices and rehearsals for months to prepare for this week of performances. The 30 pieces that they perform all reflect different topics and interests, some dancers perform in just one piece while others appear in several. This show is a good…

As you walk through the large wooden doors of the red carpeted lobby, the magic of the theatre overwhelms you. You hand your ticket to one of the ushers and they smile and hand you a crisp glossy copy of a beautifully crafted program. He wears freshly pressed slacks of a deep black, and his hair is gelled perfectly into position. Together, you step through another set of heavy wooden doors and into the house of the theatre. With the usher as your guide, you weave through hundreds of crimson…

History of Belly Dancing Belly dancing or “raks sharki” which celebrates the woman form is the one of the most natural dance given the dance is naturally built to flow with the natural movements of a woman. Scholars are not sure of its origin but given the proof one can vaguely pin point the origin to the Middle East and North Africa. The dance was practiced for based in religion, celebration but has expanded to an increasingly popular dance form practiced in every country. Belly dancing can…

combined create a longer flowing narrative. Another way in which the performance has tried to engage a 21st century audience is through the redefining of theatre techniques, one such way is the performance as a shared experience between audience and the performers. Whilst most of the performance is set in the spherical set, the lights symbolic of the stars reach out into the audience and bring the audience into the world of the performance. The use of the bubble machine during the underwater…