12 Ways to Kick Ass at Improvisation

1. Establish the Location and Who You Are Early On without Spoon Feeding the Audience (being too obvious).
2. Don’t Block Your Co-Actors.
3. Be Adaptable.
4. Don’t Ask Too Many Questions Or Give Too Many One Word Answers.
5. Tell a Story.
6. Be Specific.
7. The Way To Make Yourself Look Good Is To Make Your Co-Actors Look Good.
8. Cut To The Chase.
9. Justify Each Word and Action.
10. You Don’t Have To Be Funny.
11. Go Line For Line.
12. Listen Carefully, and with all your senses.

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