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The "Yes" portion of the rule encourages the acceptance of the contributions added by others. Participants in an improvisation are encouraged to agree to a proposition, fostering a sense of cooperation [2] rather than shutting down the suggestion and effectively ending the line of communication.
The second improv rule is “yes, and,” which refers to the practice of embracing whatever premise a scene partner suggests (“yes”) and adding to the prompts they offer (“and”). Imagine ...
The "Yes, and" rule has been compared to Milton Erickson's utilization process and to a variety of acceptance-based psychotherapies. Improv training has been recommended for couples therapy and therapist training, and it has been speculated that improv training may be helpful in some cases of social anxiety disorder. [24] [25]
Low degree of imposed structure, Explorative in nature, Open-ended within the contextual prompt given and adhering to the rules of improv: say "yes and...", make statements, agree to the premise proposed, blurt out what comes to mind, whatever happens is right (Robson, 2015) [33] [34] Exploration, socialization
Getty ImagesActors in an improv class. Can some of today's best business lessons be coming from comedy schools? For a growing number of business professionals, yes it can. From the Saturday Night ...
I think this is definitely worth mentioning in the article as in my experience with various actors and improv games it is the governing rule of improv. Blocking is what happens when you don't follow the rule of "Yes, and...", but is not the same thing. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.158.188.104 22:36, 2 September 2008 (UTC)
The Improv at 60: Whitney Cummings, Anjelah Johnson-Reyes and Fortune Feimster on how they 'came up' and 'stayed sharp' at legendary comedy club. Garin Flowers. November 7, 2023 at 9:41 AM.
In it, he challenges 'The Rules' of improv that many students first learn. Napier argues that these 'Rules' are not only not helpful, but actually destructive to the process of creating good improv. Adhering to 'The Rules' can leave improvisers powerless to play, and as such, does not necessarily mean that it will lead to a good scene.