Guests draw harmless scandals—putting cereal in after the milk, owning too many mugs, or leaving one minute on the microwave—and face a two-minute press conference. Keep every prompt fictional or volunteered.
Before guests arrive
- Write only harmless fictional controversies and include a private veto option.
- Arrange a speaker position, reporter seats, and one shared microphone.
- Create press badges with invented outlets to focus the questions.
The three moments
Prepare the headlines
Write light, non-personal controversies on cards and let anyone veto a prompt without explanation.
Face the press
The speaker gives a twenty-second statement, then takes rapid questions while staying completely serious.
Issue the corrections
The room votes for Best Deflection, Strongest Non-Apology, and Question That Changed the Story.
Host-ready schedule
Your run of show
Review boundaries and demonstrate a short sample conference.
Draw the first headline and allow a minute of statement preparation.
Run two-minute conferences with rotating reporters and speakers.
Issue final corrections and award deflection, recovery, and best question.