Art of Improvisation
Practical course for confident communication
🎯 Introduction
Improvisation is not an innate talent. It's a skill that can be trained like muscles in a gym.
After three weeks of regular practice, you'll be able to speak on any topic for 2-3 minutes without preparation.
πŸ’‘ Lesson 1: Starting a thought
🌼 Associative Daisy
Any topic is a center from which rays of associations spread. In 10 seconds, generate associations in different directions: history, geography, personal experience, science, culture, economics, humor.
❓ Seven Universal Questions
1. What is it? 2. Where did it come from? 3. What is it for? 4. What types exist? 5. What is it related to? 6. What do people think? 7. What will happen next?
πŸ—ΊοΈ Route Improvisation
Define the final point, find 2-3 intermediate stations, and move from station to station using transitions.
πŸ“š Lesson 2: Rich Speech
πŸ”„ Synonyms in 30 seconds
Take a clichΓ© word and generate maximum synonyms in 30 seconds. This helps avoid boring repetitions.
🌊 Word Flow
Name nouns one after another, without pauses, for one minute. Goal: 60-80 words. This trains generation speed.
🎡 Association Rhythm
With a 60 BPM metronome, each beat - a new word associated with the previous one. Rhythm leaves no time for doubt.
🧠 Lesson 3: Mental Flexibility
πŸ”€ Direction Change
On an external signal, smoothly transition to another topic. Use transitions: "This reminds me of...", "By the way...", "Looking at it from another angle..."
🎭 Good and Evil
Take a neutral topic and first defend it, then attack it. One minute for each position. This teaches seeing any topic from different angles.
πŸ”€ Alphabet
Tell a story where each new sentence starts with the next letter of the alphabet. This trains planning speech one step ahead.
πŸ“… Daily Practice
β€’ Morning: Daisy (3 words) - 3 min β€’ Morning: Noun flow - 2 min β€’ Evening: Minute monologue - 5 min β€’ Evening: Anti-clichΓ© (3 words) - 3 min
πŸ’ͺ After three weeks of 15-minute daily practice, you'll notice that speaking has become easier!
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