1. Improv (Or Why Interactive Design is Nothing New)

2. Theater used to be scripted … (Like TV, Movies and online media)

3. Until around 1940 someone thought: this is boring. (Specifically Viola Spolin in Chicago; later Keith Johnstone in London)

4. What happens if the audience is a PART of creating the show?

5. But How Do We Do It? How Do We Train It? A few very simple rules.

6. Rule #1: Say Yes

7. Can Really Go Somewhere -> Yes, And Yes, But <- Interesting for A Bit No. <- Boring

8. Try It In the Office! Who Says “Yes, And”, Who says “Yes, But” and Who Says “No”? Who Do You Like Working With?

9. Rule #2: Be Obvious (This is the hardest)

10. Rule #3: Tell a Story

11. Suspense Exposition Antagonist Hero’s Journey Climax Protagonist STATUS CHANGE

12. What Happens AFTER The Status Change?

13. Try It In the Office! Think of a Status Change Between Characters Imagine What Happens After

14. Full Story Spine Once Upon A Time …. And Every Day … Until One Day … And Because of That … And Because of That … And Because of That … And Ever Since that Day … The Moral of the Story is … <- Routine <- Status Change Result

15. Rule #4: Justification (Puts the Audience on your Side)

16. Rule #5: Re-Incorporation “The Secret Sauce”

17. Re-Incorporate We have really good memories for stories. We like to see characters come back that we had “forgotten” about. Its how you create a satisfying ending.

18. Beijing Improvhttp://www.beijingimprov.org Weekly Bilingual Improv Workshops Monthly English Language Shows Bi-Monthly Bilingual Shows