{"id":1035,"date":"2009-07-29T01:28:52","date_gmt":"2009-07-29T05:28:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tibetantailor.com\/?p=1035"},"modified":"2009-07-29T11:00:32","modified_gmt":"2009-07-29T15:00:32","slug":"tips-for-better-bodystorming","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/tibetantailor.com\/?p=1035","title":{"rendered":"Tips for Better Bodystorming"},"content":{"rendered":"

9 Tips for Better Bodystorming<\/a>
\nLast weekend at Overlap09, the fourth Overlap, we did a Bodystorming exercise. Dave Gray, the organizer of Overlap09 asked me to talk about my work on Bodystorming. Dave Gray characterized\u00a0Bodystorming perfectly as sketching not with a pencil and paper, but with our bodies. As the Bodystorm teams (of super thinkers\/doers) went through the exercise I realized\u00a0it would have been better to have had a list of tips that you can use for better bodystorming. Here is that list and some observations\/learnings as well.<\/p>\n

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  1. Bodystorm groups over five people are fine, even up to 8 people worked well.<\/li>\n
  2. Everyone needs to have a role, even if it is a prop.<\/li>\n
  3. Freely use large cards that label who the different people are playing (Barista, CNN news feed, Dr).<\/li>\n
  4. Use thought-bubble cards to show what an actor is thinking versus what they are saying. “Good morning to you, How can I help you?” while someone holds a thought-bubble card above their head that shows they are really thinking “A–hole.”<\/li>\n
  5. Have a narrator, or color commentator that explains things to the crowd. That keeps the meta-talk to a minimum.<\/li>\n
  6. The narrator can pretend it is like watching \u00a0TV and use a TV controller, to stop action, rewind, or fast forward.<\/li>\n
  7. Your props can have feelings, thoughts, and they can talk.<\/li>\n
  8. When your group is working through its presentation, try to approach it with the spirit of improv’s “Yes, and . . . ” rather than “No, but . . . “<\/li>\n
  9. Bodystorm teams that did two skits showing a before and after were very effective.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Bodystorming References<\/strong>
    \n    Bodystorming Resources<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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