🗣️ Gibberish Pitch 🗣️

Sometimes we have to explain on behalf of others - communication continues to be the key to success in all of life

Author

Tyler Farley
December 06, 2024

Edition 29

I attended an E-Commerce Founder’s dinner last night in Manhattan and spoke to tens of awesome founders - one was on Shark Tank, one just sold their company, and a few just got in to Target and Walmart.

I told folks about this newsletter and that I am prepping to launch an Improv-related card game (hint hint). It was so cool to hear everyone’s interest in improv as well as how they have recently been using it in business settings.

Have you ever been in a meeting where Person A explains something - let’s say it’s an upcoming event they are hosting -

Everyone in the meeting listens intently and is quiet -

Person B chimes in to give context and say a few things Person A missed - such as X Executive is in town, or it’s Global Event Week.

Everyone then understands, agrees, and goes ‘ooooohhhhh’

That’s what this week’s game is like!

Improv Game Spotlight: 🗣️Gibberish Pitch 🗣️

Goal

  • Build presentation confidence

  • Practice non-verbal communication**

    • **This is huge!

  • Learn to support your teammates under pressure

How to Play

  1. Pick roles: Presenter and Translator

  2. Choose a simple product (e.g., paperclip, chair)

  3. Presenter pitches in complete gibberish with enthusiastic gestures

    1. This is where tone & body language are key!

  4. Translator "interprets" the gibberish into English (or whatever language you speak)

  5. Continue for 2-3 minutes, then rotate

This will break down barriers and get folks laughing and comfortable with each other.

Bonus: There are no slides necessary, but you could always add them in!

Example

Presenter: "Flooby dap meeboop!" [holds up pen dramatically] 🖊️

Translator: "This revolutionary writing device..."

Presenter: "Zaggity woop!" [scribbles in air] 

Translator: "...glides across paper like butter on toast!"

Key to success: It may seem like the Presenter has the easy job - but they can make or break the Translator.

Presenters need to differ their tone and body language throughout so that the Translator has an idea of what you may be suggesting.

🟡 🟨 THINK MINIONS 🟨 🟡 

Sometimes people can have a hard time inventing gibberish - one tip would be to use the same few syllables over and over so that you can focus on your tone and body language.

Great for

✅ Sales teams

✅ Client-facing roles

✅ Team building

🕰️ Time to play

5 - 10 minutes (including explanation)

👥 Group size

Group size Best for: 4-10 people (you need an audience to laugh!)

Great for work…

  • Builds trust between teammates

  • Develops quick thinking

  • Improves presentation skills

  • Makes public speaking less scary as the burden is shared between both participants

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Happy final-month-of-Q4 to those who celebrate,

Tyler