first of all, you MUST be familiar with the lines!!!! Before you do anything!
Then, understand what the character is doing, try to think in his/her shoes.
For example, he was trying to argue with someone. You have to think why he wants to do that, what he wants to get from the arguement, and how he was feeling.
Get into the feelings and the eagerness of the character.
If you are performing on stage, make sure you ENLARGE wt u do. Enlarge, not exagerate, because for a stage, your audiance is far from u and u huv to enlarge your movements so they can see you, know wt you are doing better.