Positive personality trait

Expressive

adj. Clearly communicating feeling, thought, or character.

4 ready sentences Updated Run by Adrian Nutiu

What it looks like

  • Lets feelings show in their face and voice, so people can tell how they are.
  • Reads aloud, sings or speaks with changes of tone and pace that carry the meaning.
  • Gets an idea across through gesture, drawing or movement, not only through words.

Fits when feelings and ideas appear clearly through voice, face, or gesture

Not when all you know is that the person shares private feelings or has artistic skill

How to say it

Replace the brackets with what the person actually did.

Fills [Name] in the reference and the report card comment, ready to copy.

  • Resume line
    Narrated [number] [audiobooks, tours or readings] for [audience or client], with [rating, rebooking rate or reviews] from [listeners or clients].
  • Reference or recommendation
    [Name] is an expressive [reader, performer or presenter]: in [readings, lessons or shows] their voice and face carried the meaning, and [children, audiences or clients] followed every turn.
  • Report card comment
    [Name] reads aloud with great expression and brings characters to life in drama.
  • In a story, shown not told
    She did not say a word when the letter came. She read it twice and pressed it to her chest, and her sister started to cry before she knew what was in it.
Example

Her expressive face let the audience follow the story before each punch line landed.

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