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IMPROV COMEDY as a social engineering tool. IMPROV COMEDY. Dave Mattingly DerbyCon 7 www.davemattingly.net Louisville 2017. SPEAKER. CompassioNote. CompassioNote. LOUISVILLE MUSE CRUISE. LOUISVILLE MUSE CRUISE. CHRISTIAN GAMERS GUILD. CHRISTIAN GAMERS GUILD. WLCV. WLCV.
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IMPROV COMEDY as a social engineering tool IMPROV COMEDY Dave Mattingly DerbyCon 7 www.davemattingly.net Louisville 2017
SPEAKER CompassioNote CompassioNote LOUISVILLE MUSE CRUISE LOUISVILLE MUSE CRUISE CHRISTIAN GAMERSGUILD CHRISTIAN GAMERSGUILD WLCV WLCV I never did a day’s work in my life. It was all fun. (Thomas Edison)
“RULES” Accept: Yes, and… Connect: Relate to your audience Respect: Support your partner Direct: Focus on action Project: Follow the fear Expect: Mistakes are gifts Humor is like a fart; if you force it, it’s crap.
STAY CREATIVE • Local Improv Groups • 48-Hour Film Project, Startup Weekend, Hackathons • Games (Who Would Win, Once Upon a Time) • Toastmasters International, Pecha Kucha • Learn, Travel, Meet – Engage! • www.sharpen.design Never trust an atom; they make up everything.
LOCAL IMPROV • Improv Anonymous • KYana Improv Assn • Late Night Shakes • Louisville Improvisors • Project Improv • The Speaker’s Studio • Character Assassination • Damaged Goods • Gonzo Improv • Happy Gas Improv • Improv502 • Improv All-Stars Security: an Improv-spection (DerbyCon, Sat 3:30) Whose Slide Is It Anyway (DerbyCon, Sat 8:00) How the hell do you prepare slides about improv comedy?
REFERENCES ImprovEncyclopedia.org/references/ rules_of_improv.html ImprovEverywhere.com SplitSider.com/2012/04/john-cleese-on-creativity tcat.tc/1kmYnKY (improv in life) read.bi/29sSqsr (improv at work) youtu.be/nIgMUO5PwMQ (funny as life hack) Humor is left as an exercise for the reader.
DEMO If we knew what we were doing, it wouldn’t be research. (Einstein)
CONTACT www.davemattingly.net dave@davemattingly.net @dave_mattingly Carpe D.M. Seize the Dave.