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Interview Switch

moderate2-15 players6-10 minutes
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Summary

Interview Switch is a short-form game with two players: an interviewer and an expert. They start an interview on a suggested topic. At any moment, someone, a player or the facilitator/audience depending on your setup, can shout "SWITCH!". On that call, the two on stage instantly trade places, the interviewer becomes the expert and the expert becomes the interviewer, and a brand-new topic of expertise drops in. It keeps you wonderfully spontaneous and nimble, flipping between roles and subjects in a heartbeat.

How to Play

  • Grab a suggestion for a topic of expertise from the audience.
  • Pick one player to start as the interviewer and one as the expert.
  • The interviewer starts questioning the expert on the suggested topic.
  • At any time, someone, another player, the facilitator, or the audience, can shout "SWITCH!".
  • On "SWITCH!", the two on stage instantly trade roles, the interviewer becomes the expert and the expert becomes the interviewer.
  • Grab a fresh topic of expertise for the new lineup.
  • The new interviewer (your old expert) questions the new expert (your old interviewer) on the new topic.
  • Keep it rolling with more switches and new topics.

Required Materials

  • You'll need an audience suggestion for a topic of expertise.

Purpose

This one builds Character, Being Obvious, and Spontaneity. It sharpens your Listening too, since you've got to track the shifting topics and roles. You'll get great at adapting fast to new scenarios and rolling with sudden changes in role and information. And you'll practice your character skills and being obvious.

Variations

  • The game is similar to "Expert Interview".
  • It's fun when the interviewer and the expert are peas in a pod, but also play around with different styles.
  • If there's a character the audience loves, bring them back for a different topic!

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