Use. Periods.

I’m Michael Bradt for The Bit Theater. Use. Periods. At. The. Ends. Of. Your. Sentences. A lot of improvisers are uncomfortable with silence, so they tend to ramble on in their sentences and just when you think the sentence is going to end, there’s more sentence to that sentence, and it can be very difficult to figure out where the thought or the sentence ends so you just sit there in a scene listening to this sentence that just keeps going on and on and on and you don’t know when to respond to the sentence, so you don’t even bother. Polite improvisers are loathe to interrupt a rambling sentence, so it’s your responsibility to end your sentences. I promise you another sentence will come along. That’s your improv tip for the day. If you have a rehearsal, class, audition, or show tonight, break a leg, and I will see you next time.