For this month’s paid post I’m doing a deep dive on “accepting offers.” This is another way to describe “saying yes” or “agreeing.” It looks easy but it’s not! To be really good at it, you need empathy, vulnerability, quick wit and — most elusive of all — the knowledge of your own feelings and opinions.
We’re really gonna get into the mechanics of it. Be ready for clumsy hypothetical examples!
Accepting Offers
The overall point of this piece: A good improviser tends to accept offers. But if the offer is an opinion, you can adjust / reject it.
How To Say Yes
An “offer” is any choice you make in an improv scene. Offers can be about: yourself, the world, the other people.
“I’m happy.”
“It’s raining.”
“You’re happy.”
Going with the offer is “saying yes.” Generally, you want to ACCEPT offers. Make whatever internal adjustments you need to, and then confirm.
“You LOOK happy.”
“Yeah, it’s really coming down.”
“I feel happy.”
This should not be surface. You should change yourself internally to make this true.
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