Improv Top Tips: Gibberish
https://vimeo.com/756948132 Make physical offers to your partner in the scene Have different emotional reactions to suggestions and offers Repeat the last word or syllable to create a conversational flow Double … Continued
https://vimeo.com/756948132 Make physical offers to your partner in the scene Have different emotional reactions to suggestions and offers Repeat the last word or syllable to create a conversational flow Double … Continued
“Nope” is always in a high pitched voice to keep it light hearted • Be obvious when making offers Stay connected to your partner and focus on inspiring them If … Continued
https://vimeo.com/720761715 Be daring and risk losing the hat instead of avoiding danger Don’t plan and be present with your partner “Yes and” each other offers even though it may put … Continued
“You HAVE TO take improv classes at The Courtyard Playhouse!” a fellow Toastmaster told me in late 2015. “It’s not only fun. You’ll meet incredible people, benefit from it career-wise … Continued
https://vimeo.com/654262564 Start the scene normally, as the game will make it weird all by itself. Try to establish relationship, location and activity in the first couple of lines so you … Continued
https://vimeo.com/657439171 Make eye contact with your partner(s). Especially in larger groups make sure to check in with each member of the group as you go Try to speak one … Continued
Don’t do your best; the fun is in the failing! Physically Interact with your partner or environment. Don’t change the game; three words is three for good reason. Make sense … Continued
https://vimeo.com/647739194 Begin with any three word sentence –don’t judge it; just say it! ‘Hello Big Boy’, ‘There’s the car!’, ‘Pass the scissors’ Go very slowly whilst learning and try to … Continued
https://vimeo.com/647724308 Top Tips for teaching and playing Keith Johnstone’s Split Attention Game: Questions Only Connect with your partner by making eye contact, listening to them etc. Don’t go ‘solo’! … Continued
Stop trying so hard throw caution to the wind: lose the game; win the audience Have a director ensure that the players re-phrase their ‘errors’! Play fast Use a … Continued