Improv classes.

pickup_startist · 2011-02-05T17:53:02+00:00

You know how you get over your fear of acting like an idiot around other people? You act like an idiot around other people and see that nothing bad happens.

Try it. Give it a shot. You only live once.

Unless you're me. I live like three times.

RCSka · 2011-02-05T23:30:18+00:00

I took drama class last semester. I would HIGHLY recommend it! I learned a lot of things in that class. I made sure i took notes every time I went.

Here's what I collected

If you wont believe, they wont believe (so if you dont believe in your performance. then the audience wont believe)
Take up space (the space you aren't taking up is negative energy.) We once had to act our a small scene cramped up together. Why must you take up space? because the audience has to see you as a whole. If everyone was scatter all over the place, you'd loose everyone attention because they're eyes are focusing on to many people. So you must take up space SO PEOPLE WILL FOCUS ON YOU
Every time you look away you from the audience (your back to the audience) you leak energy. So every time you walk down the street and you see a cute girl down the road and you don't stair her in the eyes, you leak energy. So don't Leak energy. you use it to make connections with people
Communicate with Energy!
Hit the verbs not that nouns.
Don't advertise your mistakes.
Don't tell people what not to do, but instead what to do.

Any kind of acting class is great, if you have a great teacher. After taking the class, I joined the drama club I started hitting on majority of the chicks there. I've asked two of them out (one said yes but said i needed to get a car first before i took her on a date; I didn't want to play by her rules so i said forget it.) (the second one said yes this Wednesday i should be going on a date with her this week. gonna do a david wygant and take her to target.)

DamonBlack · 2011-02-05T21:06:40+00:00

There's no doubt this helps.

JimmyShockTreatment · 2011-02-05T22:51:36+00:00

There's a one-of-a-kind thrill to be in front of an audience of people and have absolutely no idea what will come out of your mouth next. It's like skydiving. Get rid of that internal editor, the one that always says no, and you'll be amazed at your own creativity.

2011-02-05T20:41:34+00:00

I'm in a theater class in college right now for one of my electives, i was already not too shy, but it helps i think. It helped me recognize that doing little physical things such as hand holding, kino, etc. are overrated and not nearly as "scary" as we can sometimes perceive.

frogma · 2011-02-05T21:55:06+00:00

It'll only help. You're afraid of doing it for the same reason you're afraid of approaching girls (not that you are)- it's outside of your comfort-zone. Hell, I can approach girls but I'm afraid of joining an improv group.

One of my friends joined one this semester, though, and he loves it. He was already an outgoing guy, but I think it helps with your creativity, spontaniety, and just talking in general. You learn to come up with witty shit on the fly while speaking in front of a bunch of people. If you put in the effort, you'll basically become a natural- then you just apply it with girls.

Lanko · 2011-02-06T02:25:04+00:00

I've been eyeing these too, thinking they're pretty much guaranteed to improve your game. Let me know how it works out.

bangthemermaid · 2011-02-08T15:18:25+00:00

An awesome idea also is to act like an idiot alone in front of as many people as somewhat possible. You will understand that the feeling of embarrasment, unlike i.e. pain, just goes away. There is no real reason anymore for it. Your friends will (hopefully) like you anyways and the people you don't know...why the hell would you let THEM tell you how to feel?

Title	Improv classes.
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