IMPROV EXERCISES Flashcards

Social Stoic (11 cards)

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No 1: “Yes, And…”

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The Yes part is you just acknowledging what she said as the topic of conversation.

The “And” part is just adding to what she said within that same topic.

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For ex.) A girl might say ‘That was very confident of you the way you approached me”, I might respond with ______

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“Yes, And…I’m also very, very humble too”

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1 Most Common Mistake Guys Make in Any Conversation _____

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Asking too many questions.

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No 2: Statement/Question Loop

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When she says something:

(1) acknowledge it
(2) make a statement about it
(3) ask a follow up question or make playful assumption.

Rinse & repeat this loop.

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Ex.) You ask a girl what she’s up to and she respond “I’m just chilling today”

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“Oh so you’ve been chilling, yeah that makes sense, you definitely look like the chilling lounging around type.

I could never imagine you working some city job doing 80 hours a week. I bet you do night shift work as security where you can just sit on your chair, and just read your book, maybe take a power nap every now and again, am I right?”

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Key Takeaways for No 2:

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(1) Instead of just asking question after question, make playful assumptions and statements and THEN you can follow up with another question after vibing on your statements/assumptions;

(2) Sometimes you can just make a statement and follow up with an assumption, so you don’t actually need to follow up with a question every time.

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No 3: Description & Detail

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Start being descriptive and colorful with what you’re saying.

Think about the 5 senses. It’s not only about what you saw, what did you hear? What did you smell? Touch, taste.

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No 4: Tangents

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You don’t have to be narrow/tunnel vision throughout the conversation. You can expand on what she says and branch off to other topics.

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ex.) she brings up volleyball

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You can acknowledge it, but if you don’t know much about volleyball, jump to “beach volleyball”, then pivot to beaches, then pivot to traveling. You went from volleyball to traveling.

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No 5: Pattern Interrupt

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To keep your conversations interesting, throw in a curveball now and again. Say the unexpected thing to keep her on her toes.

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Ex.) When she asks me what you do for work, I’ll give a ridiculous answer like

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“I sell cabbage on the street”

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