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Tag Archives: Specificity

“P” is for “Physicality”

Bring some added oomph to your characters with these tactics designed to increase the level of your physicality.

Posted byimprovdrMay 2, 2022May 9, 2022Posted inImprov Terms and Vocabulary, Performance StrategiesTags:Character, Characterization, Essence, Movement, P is for, Parallel Action, Physicality, Showing, Specificity, Talking HeadsLeave a comment on “P” is for “Physicality”

“N” is for “Narrative”

This entry articulates some helpful qualities for a strong improvised narrative or story.

Posted byimprovdrMarch 14, 2022March 18, 2022Posted inImprov Terms and Vocabulary, Performance StrategiesTags:Advancing, Audience, Confidence, Connections, Consistency, Consistent Inconsistency, Content, Details, Extending, Material, N is for, Narrative, Perspective, Point of View, Specificity, Storytelling, StructureLeave a comment on “N” is for “Narrative”

“N” is for “Names”

A rose by any other name might smell as sweet, but a rose without any name at all might cause you some issues when you’re trying to buy one at the florist…

Posted byimprovdrMarch 7, 2022March 18, 2022Posted inImprov Terms and Vocabulary, Performance StrategiesTags:Character, Character Walk, Endowing, Inclusiveness, Looking Good, N is for, Names, Relationship, SpecificityLeave a comment on “N” is for “Names”

“L” is for “Looking Backwards”

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

Posted byimprovdrJanuary 24, 2022April 16, 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”

“E” is for “Extending”

The last improv “E” is for “Extending,” the critical practice of imbuing our stories with specificity and, subsequently, interest.

Posted byimprovdrSeptember 13, 2021March 18, 2022Posted inImprov Terms and Vocabulary, Performance StrategiesTags:Advancing, Details, E is for, Expanding, Extending, Narrative, Specificity, StorytellingLeave a comment on “E” is for “Extending”

“E” is for “Endowing”

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

Posted byimprovdrJuly 26, 2021April 3, 2022Posted 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 “Ambiguity”

“A” is for “Ambiguity” – if the title is unclear, then read on…

Posted byimprovdrOctober 19, 2020March 18, 2022Posted inImprov Terms and Vocabulary, Performance StrategiesTags:A is for, Ambiguity, Mystery, Specific Ambiguity, SpecificityLeave a comment on “A” is for “Ambiguity”
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