The power of "yes"

Fellow speaker,

To see how powerful the word "yes" is, try out this exercise with a friend:

1. Answer "No, because..." (make up your own reasons) to everything the other person says
2. Answer "Yes, but..." to everything the other person says
3. Answer "Yes, and..." to everything the other person says

Notice the difference in how you and your friend feel between the first "No" response to the next "Yes, but" response to the last "Yes, and" response.

Noticing,

Tim

Improv exercise

Fellow speaker,

Try this Second City improv exercise with a friend.  You start talking to your friend.  When you stop, your friend starts their sentence with the last word you said.

Exercising,

Tim

Rules for improv

Fellow speaker,

Comic professionals attending the the Second City improv class have three rules for doing improv:

• Everything is right
• First thought, best thought
• Reserve judgement

Improv-ing,

Tim