Yes And

Description

Players do a scene where every sentence starts with the words “Yes and”.

Example

Player A: Welcome agent, this is a very important mission.

Player B: Yes, and it’s top secret!

Player A: Yes, and we’d better get cracking!

Player B: Yes, and I’ll go in first and you follow behind.

Player A: Yes, and I’ll keep looking behind to make sure nothing sneaks up on us!

Player B: Yes, and I’ve got the net.

Player A: Yes, and I’ve got the marshmallows.

Player B: Yes, and I’m so glad to be doing this mission with you.

Player A: Yes, and our mums are going to be so proud.

Player B: Yes, and so will my sister!

Player A: Yes, and I think I can see something.

Player B: Yes, and it’s huge!

Player A: Yes, and it’s coming towards us.

Player B: Yes, and IT’S A MUTANT M&M AHHHHHH

Teaching Purpose

Gets people used to accepting offers (yes), and building on them (and).

Variations

• Can also be done as a story instead of a scene.
• A similar exercise is “That’s right Bob”, where players are selling an item on a shopping channel. Each sentence starts with “That’s right Bob”, and adds another quality about the product.

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