Yes! And...

What happens when we drop “No, but…” from our daily interactions or life choices in favor of the #1 rule of improv: Yes, and..?

This talk is not a technical deep dive into the Ruby VM or a walk through of a new gem. I won’t touch on testing strategies. Instead, I’m going to teach you improv.

What happens when we drop “No, but…” from our daily interactions or life choices in favor of the #1 rule of improv: Yes, and..?

This talk is not a technical deep dive into the Ruby VM or a walk through of a new gem. I won’t touch on testing strategies or war stories as a developer. Instead, I’m going to teach you improv.

We’ll call it a social strategy for an awesome life! This talk is for introverts and extroverts alike. You won’t be brought onstage (unless you want to be).

This “talk” will be more a workshop than anything; however! It will work fine in a normal talk room.

While the structure of the talk is essentially an improv class for non-performers, I will be relating the lessons of improv back to use on a team of people.

• Yes, and…
• Listen to respond
• Everything becomes fact
• Go all out

I’ve been an actor for ~20 years and improv is one of the first classes you take; it’s essential education.

For any group of team members being willing/able to role with the punches and work with what you get can keep the flow of progress going.

I’ve used the lessons of improv to meet new people and let go of my preconceptions around how I need to act.