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For example, consider one improvisational skill-building game called “Zip,
Zap, Zup (or Zot).”* Here is how it works. Organize four or more people (the more,
the better) to stand in a circle facing inside. One person starts off by saying either
zip, zap, or zup. If that person looks at you, you look at someone else in the circle
and reply in turn—zip, zap, or zup. Participants are allowed no other verbal com-
munication than the three words. e “game” continues until all participants begin
to anticipate which of the three responses is going to be given. e game is a lot
harder to play than it seems, and the ...