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Tag Archives: Verbal Skills

Game Library: “Poet’s Corner”

Unleash your inner poet.

Posted byimprovdrFebruary 3, 2025February 2, 2025Posted inImprov Games, Improv Terms and Vocabulary, Style It UpTags:Characterization, Language Skills, Poet's Corner, Poetry, Verbal SkillsLeave a comment on Game Library: “Poet’s Corner”

Game Library: “Piano Torture”

The improv musician controls the stage in Piano Torture.

Posted byimprovdrJanuary 24, 2025Posted inImprov Games, Improv Terms and Vocabulary, Style It Up, That Sounds Like a SongTags:Booth Torture, Caller, Justification, Music, Musicality, Piano Torture, Verbal SkillsLeave a comment on Game Library: “Piano Torture”

Game Library: “Pecking Order”

When you honor this communication Pecking Order, all manner of fun awaits.

Posted byimprovdrJanuary 10, 2025December 29, 2024Posted inImprov Games, Improv Terms and VocabularyTags:Characterization, Family Status, Justification, Pecking Order, Relationship, Silence, Status, Verbal SkillsLeave a comment on Game Library: “Pecking Order”

Game Library: “Papers”

Some variations of the short-form game where lines of dialogue are randomly read from slips of Paper.

Posted byimprovdrDecember 23, 2024December 22, 2024Posted inImprov Games, Improv Terms and VocabularyTags:Ask-for, Audience, Dialogue, Justification, Lines From the Audience, Lines From Your Pocket, Papers, Short-Form, Verbal SkillsLeave a comment on Game Library: “Papers”

Game Library: “Orchestrated Party”

Strike up the band: it’s time for an Orchestrated Party.

Posted byimprovdrDecember 9, 2024December 9, 2024Posted inImprov Games, Improv Terms and VocabularyTags:Animal Kingdom, Character, Emotional Door, Essence, Musicality, Orchestrated Party, Party Quirks, Relationship, Verbal SkillsLeave a comment on Game Library: “Orchestrated Party”

Game Library: “Old Job, New Job”

The cobwebs of an old profession inform the behaviors of a new occupation in this entertaining character-based dynamic.

Posted byimprovdrNovember 11, 2024November 9, 2024Posted inImprov Games, Improv Terms and VocabularyTags:Behavior, Characterization, Curve of Absurdity, Inappropriate Behavior, Justification, Mapping, Old Job New Job, Physicality, Short-Form, Verbal SkillsLeave a comment on Game Library: “Old Job, New Job”

Game Library: “Ninety-Nine Jokes”

Ninety-Nine punchline-seeking improvisers walk into a bar…

Posted byimprovdrOctober 21, 2024October 20, 2024Posted inImprov Games, Improv Terms and VocabularyTags:All Play, Comedy, Decider, Line Game, Ninety-Nine Jokes, Pick Up Lines, Punchlines, Puns, Tiebreaker, Verbal Skills, Word PlayLeave a comment on Game Library: “Ninety-Nine Jokes”

Game Library: “Musical Word”

Unpack the inherent musicality in your favorite words with this All-Play warm-up.

Posted byimprovdrSeptember 20, 2024September 20, 2024Posted inImprov Games, Improv Terms and Vocabulary, Style It Up, That Sounds Like a SongTags:Active Listening, All Play, Ensemble, Exercises, Music, Musical Word, Musicality, Rhythm, Teamwork, Verbal Skills, Warm-upLeave a comment on Game Library: “Musical Word”

Game Library: “Madrigal”

No musician is required for this audience pleaser.

Posted byimprovdrAugust 23, 2024Posted inImprov Games, Improv Terms and Vocabulary, Style It Up, That Sounds Like a SongTags:Active Listening, Justification, Madrigal, Music, Musician, Rhythm, Short-Form, Verbal SkillsLeave a comment on Game Library: “Madrigal”

Game Library: “Lines From Texts”

Unlock a phone and get ready for some improv hijinks!

Posted byimprovdrAugust 2, 2024July 29, 2024Posted inImprov Games, Improv Terms and VocabularyTags:Actor's Nightmare, Columns, Hesitation Speech, Justification, Lines From Texts, Papers, Short-Form, Verbal SkillsLeave a comment on Game Library: “Lines From Texts”

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