Improv Facilitation Guide for Senior Groups, Printable PDF (17 pages)

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This guide is for activity staff who have never done improv. It covers eight improv-style activities, what to do when residents disengage, how to handle silence, and how to run a room with mixed cognitive abilities.

Improv is a set of principles for group interaction — accept what others offer, build on it, share the stage, treat every response as valuable. That's not comedy training. That's group facilitation. This guide translates 30 years of professional improv experience into language and tools that activity directors can use tomorrow.

What you get:

Complete guide to running 8 improv-style activities with senior groups
Exactly what to do when residents disengage
How to get genuine laughter without performing or forcing it
Framework for handling silence with care rather than panic
Tips for working with mixed cognitive ability levels in one room
The four core principles explained in plain language with specific application
Written for activity directors, not actors

The single biggest mistake in this kind of programming is filling every silence. Some people need more time to process or decide whether to speak. The guide gives you specific language for offering a pause without making it awkward.

This pairs with any other product in this shop — use it as your foundation before running any improv-based activity.

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