as per the 2019-23 Study Design.

Performance skills
Performance skills are used to enhance performance and together create an actor’s presence. For the purposes
of this study performance skills are:
Focus
Focus is the ability of the actor to commit to their performance and to use concentration to sustain characters. Focus
may also be used to create an implied character or setting through the manipulation of the audience’s attention
towards a specific place. The manipulation of focus may assist the actor to develop an effective actor–audience
relationship.
Timing
Timing is used to control or regulate the pace of a performance. Timing may be manipulated in drama to build dramatic tension, to evoke feeling, to coordinate effective synchronisation within an ensemble and to develop the comic potential of a scene.
Energy
Energy is the intensity an actor brings to a performance. At different times, an actor will use different levels of energy
to create different performance dynamics. An actor may use low energy to create pathos. Conversely, an actor may use high energy to create a moment of tension.
Actor–audience relationship
The actor considers what impact they intend their performance to have on the audience. The actor–audience relationship is the way in which an actor deliberately manipulates the audience’s moods, emotions and responses
to the action. This may be done through the placement of the actor in relation to the audience, the way the actor addresses and engages the audience, and the emotional and intellectual response to the character’s situation. An actor–audience relationship only exists as part of an actual performance.
Note: Performing without an audience is a rehearsal and is therefore part of the development process.

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