What I Like about That
Participants respond to each other's offers by stating what they like about them before adding their own contribution. Trains positive framing and genuine acceptance.
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Related Exercises
Yeah Yeah Yeah
Yeah Yeah Yeah is an acceptance exercise in which players respond to every offer with enthusiastic affirmation before building on it. The triple repetition of "yeah" reinforces the habit of receiving offers with genuine excitement. The exercise trains the emotional generosity that powers effective "yes and" work.
Emotional Endowment
Emotional Endowment is an applied improv exercise in which partners endow each other with an emotional state or characteristic that the other must accept and embody. One player assigns an emotional reality to their partner -- "You are devastated," "You are secretly thrilled" -- and the partner must accept that endowment fully without negotiating, correcting, or breaking the offer. The exercise develops awareness of emotional offers, the practice of acceptance, and the difference between explaining an emotion and inhabiting it.
Hype (Wo)Man
Hype Wo/Man is an applied exercise in which one participant presents, speaks, or demonstrates something while a partner serves as their enthusiastic supporter -- amplifying, celebrating, and affirming every contribution with genuine energy. The exercise develops the experience of being actively supported by a colleague, builds the skill of providing energized encouragement, and demonstrates the effect of visible support on a speaker's confidence and willingness to take risks.
Gift Giving
Gift Giving is a foundational acceptance exercise in which one player mimes giving an object to a partner, who must accept it, identify it through their reaction, and express genuine gratitude. The receiver defines what the gift is, not the giver. The exercise trains the core improv skill of receiving and building on a partner's offer.
Agreement Scenes
Agreement Scenes is an exercise in which performers practice fully agreeing with every offer their scene partner makes. By removing all conflict and negation, the exercise reveals how scenes can build through mutual enthusiasm and escalating shared reality. It reinforces the "yes, and" principle at its most fundamental level.
I Know
I Know is a scene-building exercise in which performers respond to every offer with the two-word affirmation that names the game, followed by an addition that expands the shared reality. The response functions as an amplified form of yes-and: it validates the partner's offer, implies pre-existing shared knowledge, and propels the scene forward through rapid mutual agreement. The exercise prevents denial and forces each player to build on their partner's contributions without hesitation, creating scenes that accumulate detail and emotional weight at speed.
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