Once you have spent thirty minutes preparing your IDA skit to the best of your abilities, then the time has come to perform for the judge. If you are performing in a regular round then you will perform in front of one judge. If you are performing in a semi-final or final round then you will perform in front of a panel of three judges. When walking into the room you must remain professional. No matter what antics you will get up to during an IDA skit you need to present a good first impression to the judge as you hand them the ballot or as you write down your information for them. Competitors should also evaluate the judge before beginning the round. You may want to change small aspects of your skit so it will appeal to your judge more if she
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Indulge the whims of your partner, especially since things may crop up as you perform that you didn't think of, or deal with as you prepared your skit. The best improvisational actors are able to take the things their partner presents and build upon that making them vital and interesting parts of the skit. Once, I was playing a baseball player who had been injured and was delirious with pain and I was trying to hook up with Taylor's character in an ambulance. Out of the blue, I decide to propose, "Will you do me the honor of being my baseball player's wife?" I asked her. She was shocked because I had never done that when we had practiced our skit in the prep room. Her reaction was 100% real and she ran with it and it provided the extra aspect to our skit that caused us to win the round. It was that win that helped us qualify for the state competition. After performing your skit, pause for a moment, and then tell your judge thank you. Judges are often volunteers from the community where the meet is held and they don’t have to give up a portion of their Saturday to judge forensics students and provide them with valuable feedback. Judges appreciate being told thank you. After thanking your judge leave the room. You have now completed one round of IDA. The cycle of creating an IDA skit is repeated two to three more times at the meet depending on if you break into finals or
Indulge the whims of your partner, especially since things may crop up as you perform that you didn't think of, or deal with as you prepared your skit. The best improvisational actors are able to take the things their partner presents and build upon that making them vital and interesting parts of the skit. Once, I was playing a baseball player who had been injured and was delirious with pain and I was trying to hook up with Taylor's character in an ambulance. Out of the blue, I decide to propose, "Will you do me the honor of being my baseball player's wife?" I asked her. She was shocked because I had never done that when we had practiced our skit in the prep room. Her reaction was 100% real and she ran with it and it provided the extra aspect to our skit that caused us to win the round. It was that win that helped us qualify for the state competition. After performing your skit, pause for a moment, and then tell your judge thank you. Judges are often volunteers from the community where the meet is held and they don’t have to give up a portion of their Saturday to judge forensics students and provide them with valuable feedback. Judges appreciate being told thank you. After thanking your judge leave the room. You have now completed one round of IDA. The cycle of creating an IDA skit is repeated two to three more times at the meet depending on if you break into finals or