took an intro to improv class & thought there were some good tricks for real life social interactions (thread)
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take your hands out of your pocket— shows you are not closed off & that you are ready to engage/interact
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project your voice & enunciate so people can hear you clearly
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when you can’t think of something to say or do, literally fall onto the ground or just do something with your body and as you are doing so you will often find an idea pop up
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we had to pair up— people who don’t have a pair raise their hands, and groups who see a person with raised hand are to quickly say, come here! Come here! Quick, join us!! ^i thought this was so wholesome
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if you couldn’t hear the other person, work it into the scene instead of acting awkward/self conscious about it. Say, “sorry I had my headphones in” or “WHAT MOM I can’t hear you!!”
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of course you respond with “yes and”, even if you have another idea in your head, you are building a world together so shutting the other person down is not helpful. You can question or show apprehension about an aspect but total rejection shuts down the scene
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Responding with certain elements can really dramatize a scene— think “adding a candle to a first date scene” vs “adding an ex walking by”
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