exercise · all tools
Applause
Depth · what it can open●○○○1 — informational
Holding · facilitation1 — host
Trust · group readiness★any
Disclosure · what is sharednone
One at a time a volunteer steps into the circle and does or says anything at all for at least five seconds. The group applauds fiercely — regardless of what it was. Then the next person goes.
Hold with care
- Stepping alone into a circle with nothing prepared is a real exposure, and the unconditional applause is what makes it survivable — running it without the applause rule intact turns it into an audition
Practical
- Time
- — min
- Group
- ?–∞ · large-group
- Settings
- in-person
- Mechanisms
- feedback-mirroring, behavioral-rehearsal, ritual-container
- Change scope
- state → skill · repeatable
Instructions
- Where
- dramatips.com/lesson-plans/drama-exercises-to-build-confidence — DramaTips, open
- Availability
- Open online — published at the link, free to read
Source link checked 1 Sep 2026 — reachable
This directory describes and points home; the instructions stay with the people who made them.
Origin
Carlijn (DramaTips) — Drama teaching
In this directory via DramaTips
Related: Loser Ball (alternative-to)
The author's own framing: works on — Safety, Trust; goals — Trusting each other, Positive feedback, Fun, Spontaneity.
status: checked · added 2026-09-01