MENTAL EXERCISE 475. Associate Freely Do free word association based on objects you can see in the office. This exercise is often done when teaching improv as a way to demonstrate how different people have different initial reactions. For example, for each of the words listed below, say aloud the first word that comes to mind. Compare 1 that to my list in the footnotes . (1) Tree (6) Exit (2) Fire (7) Shatter (3) Grip (8) Orange (4) Tornado (9) List (5) License (10) Andrew 1 (1) House; (2) Aim; (3) Strength; (4) Spin; (5) to Kill; (6) Fast; (7) Destroy; (8) Yes; (9) Make; (10) ME!. 239