There are improv games that would work great for Table Topics (impromptu speech topics assigned during part of a Toastmasters meeting). Here are three examples:

1. The NO “S” game. The speaker is assigned to give a talk on an assigned subject. The challenge is that the speech can’t have any word with an S in it. The hard part is to speak in a smooth flowing manner. It takes great focus. But mostly it’s just a fun game. Topics could range from Winning the Lottery to Silver Spoons (adding the challenge of having S words in the topic of the speech.

2. Assign two topics to two different speakers. Both speakers then give their talks AT THE SAME TIME. Afterwards, talk about what made one speaker stand our over another. It’s a good learning exercise on what techniques work better than others.

3. Assign a first sentence (point A) and a last sentence (point B) to a speaker. The speaker will then give a speech starting with the first sentence and ending with the last sentence. The challenge is to fill in the middle part of the speech getting from point A to point B.

Buying a good improv book can be helpful in providing games for table topic sessions. Improv Comedy by Andy Goldberg is a good first book to buy.

Thank you for your humor essays. I want very much to get better at humor and to give my club members nudges to use humor also. Could you suggest how we could use improv experiences in our club meeting of 75 minutes? Can this be accomplished as Table Topics with only 1-2 minutes, what kind of topics work for this, how many people would best work together, would we need to devote a meeting to the topic?

Thank you for your response.
thanks for being you:)
Clare Strohman Club #83