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Make improvisation cards with something to play
Give performers a relationship, shared task and conflicting priorities.
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Give performers a relationship, shared task and conflicting priorities. The worked result was written for this guide; it is not a recording of an AI run.
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Make a start
One step at a time.
3 steps
Start with the synthetic worked example or other non-sensitive inputs. Run one prompt at a time in your chosen AI tool. Replace any bracketed placeholders with the requested material, check each reply, and supply the source or earlier outputs that step needs. Paste them again if the tool lacks that context.
Start with the synthetic example, then adapt each prompt to your task.
01
Open a text assistant and try the example
For a concrete starter route, open https://chatgpt.com and choose New chat. Sign in if that service requires it for your access. You can also use another text assistant you already have. Copy the entire prompt below (the instructions to paste), including the sample input, into its message box and send it. No upload or image generation is needed. Expect six complete scene cards, play instructions and a two-line example. The wording may differ from the example; the constraints should not. If it only explains the task, ask it to produce the finished result using the supplied input.
Your starting prompt
Create six original improv scene cards. Each must specify two adult roles, one shared task, opposing but compatible priorities and a mid-scene change. Improv means inventing the scene as you perform rather than learning a script. Keep the setting ordinary and the stakes low. Add simple play instructions and one two-line opening example.
Use this complete made-up practice input:
Group: Adults trying short beginner improv scenes.
Play format: Two performers, two minutes per scene, no audience voting. Performers may swap or skip a card without explaining. Avoid shouting, insults, touching, personal disclosures and humiliation.
Goal: Give both performers a reason to continue cooperating.
Available settings: a pottery class, a community costume room, a shared art studio, a village model-railway club, a book swap, an amateur choir room.
Each card must use a different setting. Mid-scene changes should be introduced by a facilitator after about a minute; timing is a suggestion, not a measured performance claim.
Return the finished result. Keep it fictional and do not add claims about real people, products or events.
02
Check, correct and save
Read the response beside the original input. Count six cards with all four fields and different settings. Check each pair shares a task and neither must become an antagonist. Find skip permission and limits against touching, insults and personal disclosure. If a check fails, paste the correction prompt below in the same conversation. Check the revised result yourself, then copy the version you want into your own notes or document.
Your starting prompt
Check your previous result against this original input:
Group: Adults trying short beginner improv scenes.
Play format: Two performers, two minutes per scene, no audience voting. Performers may swap or skip a card without explaining. Avoid shouting, insults, touching, personal disclosures and humiliation.
Goal: Give both performers a reason to continue cooperating.
Available settings: a pottery class, a community costume room, a shared art studio, a village model-railway club, a book swap, an amateur choir room.
Each card must use a different setting. Mid-scene changes should be introduced by a facilitator after about a minute; timing is a suggestion, not a measured performance claim.
Check these requirements one by one:
- Count six cards with all four fields and different settings.
- Check each pair shares a task and neither must become an antagonist.
- Find skip permission and limits against touching, insults and personal disclosure.
Quote each problem, explain the smallest repair, and return a complete corrected version. If there is no problem, say which checks you applied. Do not claim that your own review proves quality or audience response.
Check that the opening does not reveal the exact mid-scene change before the facilitator introduces it.
03
Optional: use your own material
Open a new chat. Copy the prompt below and replace [PASTE YOUR INPUT HERE] with six ordinary settings, shared activity ideas and adult-group comfort boundaries. Use material you own or may use and leave out private details. The output limits written in this prompt stay in force; change a limit here too if you want a different one. Send the whole message. Expect the same kind of written result with your new material. Check it against this new input and these limits, not the sample’s names or numbers. If it differs, describe the exact mismatch and ask for a complete correction before saving.
Your starting prompt
Create six different two-person improv cards using the settings below. Improv means inventing a scene as you perform. Each card needs two adult roles, a cooperative shared task, compatible but different priorities and a change for a facilitator to introduce after about one minute. Add two-minute play instructions, no-explanation skip permission and one two-line opening. The opening must not reveal its later change. Avoid shouting, insults, touching, personal disclosure and humiliation.
If an essential detail is missing or two requirements conflict, ask me before filling the gap.
MY INPUT
[PASTE YOUR INPUT HERE]
Optional: improve the result
Practice accepting an offer
Use the same card to explore cooperative improvisation. Keep the first version so you can compare the change. This extension uses the worked example. Return to that example chat, or paste its input and your checked example answer into a new chat first. Do not apply its sample values unchanged to your own input.
Advanced prompt
For card 3, write three possible first replies that accept the partner’s concern about light while adding a new practical detail. Avoid shutting down the task or solving everything immediately. Explain what each reply gives the other performer to use.
Use the original input and result in this conversation. If either is missing, ask me to paste it before continuing.
Show, then try
See the shape of the result.
This input is synthetic. The output is a written illustration of the intended result, not a verified AI-tool run.
01 / The starting point
Synthetic input
Made-up example for practice. All people, places and events are invented.
Group: Adults trying short beginner improv scenes.
Play format: Two performers, two minutes per scene, no audience voting. Performers may swap or skip a card without explaining. Avoid shouting, insults, touching, personal disclosures and humiliation.
Goal: Give both performers a reason to continue cooperating.
Available settings: a pottery class, a community costume room, a shared art studio, a village model-railway club, a book swap, an amateur choir room.
Each card must use a different setting. Mid-scene changes should be introduced by a facilitator after about a minute; timing is a suggestion, not a measured performance claim.
Copies text only. For image or file tasks, use the source files named in the steps too.
Worked example written for this guide; it is not a recording of an AI run.
How to play: Choose two willing performers and one card. Read it together. Start with the shared task and let the two priorities shape the scene. After about a minute, the facilitator reads the change. Aim to finish after two minutes. Anyone may skip or swap a card without explanation. No shouting, insults, touching or personal disclosures are needed.
1. Pottery class
Roles: Two adult classmates.
Task: Arrange a display of their practice bowls.
Priorities: One wants matching heights; the other wants each bowl's uneven edge visible.
Change: They discover the display shelf is viewed from both sides.
2. Community costume room
Roles: Two adult costume volunteers.
Task: Sort a box of hats.
Priorities: One sorts by shape; the other by the character each hat suggests.
Change: A single enormous hat needs its own category.
3. Shared art studio
Roles: Two adult studio partners.
Task: Choose where to place a shared lamp.
Priorities: One needs a clear drawing shadow; the other needs even light for color mixing.
Change: They realize the lamp's cord reaches only the center table.
4. Model-railway club
Roles: Two adult model builders.
Task: Name a new miniature station.
Priorities: One wants a grand ceremonial name; the other needs a name that fits a tiny sign.
Change: The sign can hold only eight letters.
5. Book swap
Roles: Two adult hosts.
Task: Arrange a small table of books.
Priorities: One groups by subject; the other by what readers feel like reading.
Change: One book seems to fit every group.
6. Amateur choir room
Roles: Two adult choir members.
Task: Arrange chairs for a rehearsal.
Priorities: One prefers perfect rows; the other wants everyone to see each other.
Change: The room's only clear floor space is a long narrow strip.
Opening example for card 4:
A: “Welcome to Grand Imperial Junction of the Northern Hills.”
B: “Lovely. Will that fit on our tiny sign?”
These checks use the worked example and its particular facts. With your own material, check your actual names, numbers, sources and rules; do not reuse the sample’s values as the answer.
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A few things to watch for.
A card that gives only one performer a goal leaves the other with little to do. Give both a clear priority.
A surprise should complicate the shared task rather than embarrass a performer. Keep changes fictional and practical.