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Tag Archives: Verbal Skills

“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, 2021October 22, 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”

“E” is for “Experts”

The persona of the “Expert” has a lot to offer in terms of confidence, precision and crafting our characters from a place of strength.

Posted byimprovdrSeptember 6, 2021October 22, 2023Posted inImprov Terms and Vocabulary, Performance StrategiesTags:Character, Confidence, E is for, Experts, ImprovDr, Long-Form, Passion, Point of View, Short-Form, Verbal SkillsLeave a comment on “E” is for “Experts”

Game Library: “Verbal Freeze Tag”

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

Posted byimprovdrJuly 16, 2021November 7, 2025Posted 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: “Should’ve Said”

“Should’ve Said” playfully provides characters with that rare opportunity to have a second (or perhaps third…) chance.

Posted byimprovdrJune 4, 2021June 9, 2025Posted inImprov Games, Improv Terms and VocabularyTags:Caller, Change, Curve Ball, Ding, Justification, Should've Said, Verbal SkillsLeave a comment on Game Library: “Should’ve Said”

Game Library: “Song Cue”

This addition to the Game Library is a musical improv mainstay, “Song Cue.” That sounds like a blog…

Posted byimprovdrJanuary 29, 2021June 28, 2025Posted inImprov Games, Improv Terms and Vocabulary, That Sounds Like a SongTags:Caller, Music, Musicality, Song, Song Cue, Sounds Like a Song, Verbal SkillsLeave a comment on Game Library: “Song Cue”

Game Library: “Point/Counterpoint”

With a playful edge, “Point/Counterpoint” satirizes the state of political discourse and polarization.

Posted byimprovdrSeptember 25, 2020February 2, 2025Posted inImprov Games, Improv Terms and VocabularyTags:Accusation, Character, Experts, Interview, Justification, Point of View, Point/Counterpoint, Satire, Verbal SkillsLeave a comment on Game Library: “Point/Counterpoint”

Commandment #8

“To wimp is to show thy true self.”

Posted byimprovdrAugust 17, 2020October 21, 2023Posted inImprov Terms and Vocabulary, Performance StrategiesTags:Accepting, Commandments, Control, Postponing, Verbal Skills, Waffling, Wimping, Yes And, Yes ButLeave a comment on Commandment #8

Game Library: “Sentences”

“Sentences” is a short-form game that encourages you to really get the most out of each and every word. If you can struggle with waffling, it’s definitely worth a look.

Posted byimprovdrJuly 31, 2020November 22, 2025Posted inImprov Games, Improv Terms and Vocabulary, Performance StrategiesTags:Improv, Improv Games, Improvisation, Sentences, Sharing, Short-Form, Verbal Skills, WafflingLeave a comment on Game Library: “Sentences”

Commandment #6

Waffling isn’t just a city in Belgium…

Posted byimprovdrJuly 27, 2020October 21, 2023Posted inImprov Games, Improv Terms and Vocabulary, Performance StrategiesTags:Chatterbox, Commandments, Physicality, Sentences, Talking Heads, Verbal Skills, Waffling, WimpingLeave a comment on Commandment #6

Game Library: “My Movie”

“My Movie, My Movie, My Movie,” is a helpful short-form game that challenges your ability to make quick verbal choices on your feet.

Posted byimprovdrJuly 17, 2020September 21, 2024Posted inImprov Games, Performance StrategiesTags:Comedy, Commitment, Gagging, Improv Games, My Movie, Short-Form, Top Reads, Verbal SkillsLeave a comment on Game Library: “My Movie”

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