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Pitch a comic strip with a traffic cone as its hero.
Give it a daily problem. Describe the punchline.
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How would you tell a familiar story from a minor character's view?
Choose what they notice. Explain how the meaning changes.
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Pitch an exhibition visitors experience with their eyes closed.
Use two other senses. Address safe navigation.
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Describe an ending that changes the meaning of a story's beginning.
Plant an early detail. Explain its later significance.
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How could a public mural invite participation without becoming chaotic?
Set a visual constraint. Leave meaningful choices open.
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Pitch a radio drama set in one elevator.
Differentiate voices. Use a sound to move the plot.
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Describe a useful creative constraint for a beginner.
Choose a short exercise. Explain what the limit reveals.
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How would you adapt a long novel into a three-minute performance?
Choose one conflict. State what can be omitted.
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Pitch a photo series about ordinary transitions.
Select three moments. Connect them visually.
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Describe a character through the contents of a drawer.
Choose revealing objects. Include one contradiction.
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How could a familiar song be reinterpreted for a different occasion?
Change tempo or instrumentation. Explain the new emotional effect.
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Pitch an interactive story with only two choices.
Make both choices meaningful. Describe different consequences.
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Explain how silence can improve a performance.
Choose a precise pause. Describe the audience's expectation.
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Design an imaginary museum audio guide for children.
Use a question to invite attention. Keep the object central.
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Pitch a short film that never shows its main character.
Use indirect evidence. Reveal a turning point.
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How would you make a familiar setting feel strange?
Alter one sensory detail. Keep the rest believable.
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Describe a creative project built around one repeated shape.
Vary scale and material. Explain how repetition gains meaning.
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Pitch a story told entirely through announcements.
Choose the location. Let the announcements reveal conflict.
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Explain how a costume can reveal a character's changing confidence.
Describe an early choice. Show a later contrast.
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Design a walking tour narrated by a fictional local object.
Choose the object's perspective. Give it a limited knowledge base.
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Pitch a collaborative poem for people who have never met.
Set a contribution rule. Explain how it ends.
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How would you turn a factual diagram into a compelling story?
Choose a central process. Personify carefully without distorting facts.
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Describe a stage set that transforms without moving walls.
Use light and sound. Show two distinct locations.
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Pitch an album cover for music that does not exist yet.
Define the imagined sound. Connect two visual elements.
One-minute speech topics
100 focused questions + a 60-second practice for each.