The Choicer VoicerBrowser voice game

15 minutes · Solo or pair · Audio-first scenes

Voice acting improv exercises for faster, more specific choices.

Voice improv is not a contest to invent the funniest line. Give the scene a listener, objective, rule, and change; then stay responsive enough to let new information alter the performance.

Choose an improv promptPlay a structured scene

Prompts 1–3

Start with one playable rule.

Set a 45-second timer. State the setting and objective aloud before each scene so the recording has a clear test.

1

The delayed warning

You guide a friend out of a museum while trying not to reveal that one exhibit has begun following you. At 20 seconds, admit one fact.

2

Status switch

Begin as a confident captain asking for a simple repair. On a timer cue, discover that the listener understands the ship better than you do.

3

Sound changes the plan

Explain how to make tea. After an imagined crash, continue the instructions while discreetly trying to learn what broke.

Prompts 4–7

4. One word, three meanings

Your partner says “fine” three times: agreement, concealment, and final warning. Respond differently each time without naming the emotion. Solo players can record the three “fine” cues first, leave gaps, then record the responses.

5. The missing instruction

Record a helpful tutorial about a fictional device, but you are forbidden to name its most important button. Keep the explanation coherent by using location, shape, consequence, and sequence.

6. Relationship relay

Use the line “I saved you a seat.” Repeat it to a sibling, a rival, a nervous new teammate, and someone you hoped would not arrive. Change only the relationship; keep the volume comfortable.

7. End on an action

You have 30 seconds to persuade a caller to stay on the line during a strange weather event. The last sentence must give one clear, playable instruction. Avoid adding a narrator to explain the scene.

Pair-session structure

  1. Player A chooses setting and objective; Player B chooses relationship and interruption.
  2. Play for 45–60 seconds without correcting the premise.
  3. Replay only the first change and the ending.
  4. Each player names one moment when new information affected the voice.
  5. Repeat once with one new rule, not an entirely new story.

Solo-session structure

Write six options each for listener, place, objective, and interruption. Choose one from each list, record the scene, then label its beginning, first change, and final action. If nothing changes, shorten the setup and introduce the interruption earlier.

Review the scene fairly

  • Was the relationship audible before the interruption?
  • Did the new fact change pace, focus, or action?
  • Could a listener follow the scene without seeing you?
  • Did the scene finish instead of merely stop?
  • Was the voice comfortable and intelligible?

Build the missing skill

If every character sounds alike, continue with character voice exercises. If the emotional turn arrives too early, use emotional voice acting exercises. For a repeatable four-round format, open the voice game.

Related practice

Turn spontaneous choices into repeatable ones.

Review one layer, then replay the scene with the same premise.