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Tag Archives: Active Listening

Game Library: “One-Voice Expert”

This entry encourages exploring both the verbal and physical possibilities inherent in a relatively common short-form game, “One-Voice Expert.”

Posted byimprovdrFebruary 24, 2023February 23, 2023Posted inImprov Games, Improv Terms and VocabularyTags:Active Listening, Bulldozing, Experts, One-Voice Expert, Passenger, UpstagingLeave a comment on Game Library: “One-Voice Expert”

“P” is for “Presence”

Most of us know “Presence” when we see it. Here are some thoughts about how to nurture this elusive quality.

Posted byimprovdrJune 6, 2022August 23, 2022Posted inImprov Terms and Vocabulary, Performance StrategiesTags:Acting, Active Listening, Commitment, Energy, Fear, Heighten, It, P is for, PresenceLeave a comment on “P” is for “Presence”

Game Library: “Stop and Go”

A warm-up to stretch your give and take muscles…

Posted byimprovdrApril 8, 2022April 7, 2022Posted inImprov Games, Improv Terms and VocabularyTags:Abandon, Active Listening, Exercises, Give, Give and Take, Offer, Presence, Sharing Focus, Stop and Go, Take, Warm-upLeave a comment on Game Library: “Stop and Go”

Game Library: “Word Association”

Here are four well-worn variations of the classic “Word Association” warmup that can help launch you fearlessly into the here and now.

Posted byimprovdrFebruary 18, 2022March 18, 2022Posted inImprov Games, Improv Terms and VocabularyTags:Active Listening, Material, Obvious, Presence, Spontaneity, Third Thought, Word Association, Word BallLeave a comment on Game Library: “Word Association”

“I” is for “Inclusiveness”

Some questions to consider on the path to “Inclusiveness” in our improv spaces.

Posted byimprovdrDecember 13, 2021March 18, 2022Posted inImprov Terms and Vocabulary, Performance StrategiesTags:Active Listening, Company, Ensemble, Groupmind, I is for, Inclusiveness, Long-Form, Postmortem, Short-Form, Speaking Your Truth, TrainingLeave a comment on “I” is for “Inclusiveness”

Game Library: “Counting Circle”

A simple matter of counting to a set target can surprisingly bring an ensemble together…

Posted byimprovdrNovember 12, 2021March 18, 2022Posted inImprov Games, Improv Terms and VocabularyTags:Active Listening, Counting Circle, Ensemble, GroupmindLeave a comment on Game Library: “Counting Circle”

“G” is for “Gibberish”

By stripping away our ability to use our everyday language, and replacing our speech acts with gibberish, we often unlock the ability to say more by ironically saying (much) less.

Posted byimprovdrOctober 25, 2021March 5, 2023Posted inImprov Terms and Vocabulary, Performance StrategiesTags:Active Listening, G is for, Gibberish, Handle, Physicality, Subtext, Verbal SkillsLeave a comment on “G” is for “Gibberish”

Game Library: “Verbal Freeze Tag”

“Verbal Freeze Tag” exercises helpful editing, listening and creativity skills.

Posted byimprovdrJuly 16, 2021March 18, 2022Posted inImprov Games, Improv Terms and VocabularyTags:Active Listening, All Play, Edits, Freeze, Language Skills, Verbal Freeze Tag, Verbal Skills, Warm-upLeave a comment on Game Library: “Verbal Freeze Tag”

Game Library: “Beneath the Line”

“Beneath the Line” sharpens our scene starts and encourages us to closely pay attention to our scene partner.

Posted byimprovdrOctober 9, 2020March 18, 2022Posted inImprov Games, Performance StrategiesTags:Active Listening, Beneath the Line, Exercises, Starting, SubtextLeave a comment on Game Library: “Beneath the Line”

“A” is for “Active Listening”

Here are some ideas to improve our ability to closely read our partner’s choices with “A” is for “Active Listening.”

Posted byimprovdrOctober 5, 2020February 6, 2023Posted inImprov Terms and Vocabulary, Performance StrategiesTags:A is for, Active Listening, PresenceLeave a comment on “A” is for “Active Listening”

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