1. as a social engineering tool
IMPROV
COMEDY
IMPROV
COMEDY
as a social engineering tool
Dave Mattingly DerbyCon 7
Louisville 2017

2. CHRISTIAN GAMERS GUILD
SPEAKER
CompassioNote
CHRISTIAN GAMERS GUILD
LOUISVILLE MUSE CRUISE
WLCV
I never did a day’s work in my life.
It was all fun. (Thomas Edison)

3. “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.

4. 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!
Never trust an atom;
they make up everything.

5. LOCAL IMPROV 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)
Improv Anonymous
KYana Improv Assn
Late Night Shakes
Louisville Improvisors
Project Improv
The Speaker’s Studio
How the hell do you prepare
slides about improv comedy?

6. 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.

7. DEMO If we knew what we were doing,
it wouldn’t be research. (Einstein)

8. CONTACT www.davemattingly.net dave@davemattingly.net @dave_mattingly
Carpe D.M.
Seize the Dave.