Performing Maya Angelou's ‘Caged Bird’

When performing a poem, you should make informed decisions about the pace, volume, and tone of your voice. Your pace, volume and tone could be very different at different moments of the poem. Experimenting with different ways of saying a poem can be a good way to decide on how you ultimately want to perform it. You will also want to consider body language and eye contact when performing a poem. When you don't know a poem by heart, you should consider how to maintain a good level of eye contact with your audience.