Improv -- Stephanie

I think the most beneficial part of improv for me was that it reinforces the idea that we don't have to know every answer in order to facilitate effectively. The practice of not anticipating what is coming next can be really difficult and I definitely struggled with that, however, when you get the hang of it, I think it becomes extremely valuable in any educational setting.

In the past, I have performed skits that were prepared ahead of time and had a scripts. I have always disliked these types of situations which made it difficult for me to volunteer to do a scene during improv but once I forced myself to do it, I actually found it easier than a scripted skit. I think that not having a specific way it is supposed to be done took some of the pressure off as there is no wrong way to do improv and that further supports that not knowing the answer is okay. And at MOXI, not knowing the answer may even be more valuable than knowing it!