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Tag Archives: Offer

“S” is for “Specificity”

A little nuance goes a long way….

Posted byimprovdrOctober 24, 2022April 18, 2023Posted inImprov Terms and Vocabulary, Performance StrategiesTags:Content, Details, Extending, Improv Strategies, Improvisation, Material, Nuance, Offer, S is for, Specificity, Vagueness, YouLeave a comment on “S” is for “Specificity”

“S” is for “Shelving”

“S” is for “Shelving” considers some different approaches for storing and reusing the variety of offers that make up the creative grist of improv.

Posted byimprovdrAugust 22, 2022August 31, 2022Posted inImprov Terms and Vocabulary, Performance StrategiesTags:Callback, Connections, Content, Details, Looking Backwards, Material, Names, Offer, Reincorporation, S is for, Shelving, SpecificityLeave a comment on “S” is for “Shelving”

“P” is for “Pimping”

“Pimping” is a rather unflattering name for an equally unflattering improvisational habit…

Posted byimprovdrMay 9, 2022May 24, 2023Posted inImprov Terms and Vocabulary, Performance StrategiesTags:Endowing, Offer, P is for, Pimping, ShivvingLeave a comment on “P” is for “Pimping”

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”

“O” is for “Offer”

In search of richer improv building blocks? Here are some ways to craft and inspire your offers…

Posted byimprovdrApril 4, 2022March 5, 2023Posted inImprov Terms and Vocabulary, Performance StrategiesTags:Advancing, Emotion, Extending, ImprovDr, Improvisation, Long-Form, O is for, Offer, Physicality, Presentational, Representational, Short-Form, Small Steps, Verbal SkillsLeave a comment on “O” is for “Offer”

“L” is for “Looking Backwards”

“Looking Backwards” (but not with anger) provides a fruitful way to find the path forward.

Posted byimprovdrJanuary 24, 2022August 22, 2022Posted inImprov Terms and Vocabulary, Performance StrategiesTags:Callback, Content, L is for, Looking Backwards, Material, Offer, Shelving, Specificity, Story, StructureLeave a comment on “L” is for “Looking Backwards”

“J” is for “Justification”

As Del Close aptly noted, “The actor’s business is to justify…”

Posted byimprovdrDecember 27, 2021August 23, 2022Posted inImprov Terms and Vocabulary, Performance StrategiesTags:Accepting, Commenting, Curve Ball, J is for, Justification, Offer, WeavingLeave a comment on “J” is for “Justification”

“I” is for “Initiation”

Getting an improv scene off to a promising start can prove quite challenging. “Initiation” examines some best practices to help in this endeavor.

Posted byimprovdrDecember 20, 2021April 3, 2022Posted inImprov Terms and Vocabulary, Performance StrategiesTags:CROW, I is for, I'll Start, Initiation, Launches, Offer, Starting ScenesLeave a comment on “I” is for “Initiation”

“E” is for “Endowing”

Are you maximizing the joy and effectiveness of your improvisational gifts when you “Endow” your scene partners?

Posted byimprovdrJuly 26, 2021May 24, 2023Posted inImprov Terms and Vocabulary, Performance StrategiesTags:Character, Complementary Action, E is for, Endowing, Given Circumstances, Offer, Relationship, SpecificityLeave a comment on “E” is for “Endowing”

“A” is for “Assumption”

Have you ever experienced the tyranny of deferring politeness? If so, “A” is for “Assumption” might be just the blog post for you!

Posted byimprovdrNovember 16, 2020May 24, 2023Posted inImprov Terms and Vocabulary, Performance StrategiesTags:A is for, Assumption, Endowing, Initiation, Offer, Questions, Top ReadsLeave a comment on “A” is for “Assumption”
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