In this follow-up to “How Powerful Choices Beat Questions“, we explore when and how questions can be “not bad”. Re-reading an earlier post on this blog, How Powerful Choices Beat Questions, we may have left the reader with the impression that we believe all questions are to be avoided. “It cannot be said questions by nature are […]
How to keep your characters real The best comedies all have one thing in common: the characters who populate the story take everything that happens absolutely seriously. Whether they are busting Zuul, attempting to land a pilot-less airplane, or questing for the Holy Grail, they do so with a mindset of absolute sober sincerity. Whether
Whether or not attendees are there of their own volition, a facilitator has an uphill battle Having been a corporate trainer for 14 years, I can safely say my best advice is this: don’t bother with the “theatre-y” exercises. Most likely the attendees are not theatre people, and will only find them boring and pretentious.
Whose Line Is It, Anyway? has dominated the TV improv scene for decades… …but yes, Virginia, there are other improv TV shows available, some better, some worse. Here’s a list of some of the major ones: It’s interesting that while almost everyone’s heard about Whose Line, these other improv shows are relatively unknown. Check them
