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Nov 29, 2022 · Even if you're not taking classes, you can still learn a lot from improv's core tenets, says Clay Drinko, author of Play Your Way Sane: 120 Improv-Inspired Exercises to Help You Calm Down, Stop ...
Improv can teach you to deal with hard life moments better. We know that life can be difficult sometimes. One way improv can help you learn to deal better is through mindfulness training. Just like with meditation, improv is all about being in the moment, which can also be called mindfulness. If you’re awareness is in the current moment, you ...
May 1, 2019 · “A lot of the skills that help you in improv help you support other people.” Frank Garland. It also highlights many of the soft skills that can be transferred to the work world, like being an engaged and active listener and being able to process information and react. If something comes up unexpectedly, these improvvers are ready to address it.
- Christian Cintron
- Say “yes, and” to life. In this industry, we hear a lot of “nos.” Hell, in the world there’s a lot of “nos” and “buts” and “not in a million years.” What’s great about improv is it’s an alternate universe where people say yes to things.
- Be more decisive. One of my favorite improv teachers, Shulie Cowen told me, “There’s no wrong choice…except not making one.” If you’re confronted with a choice, whether it’s a restaurant for lunch or the future of your acting career, it’s best to take clear decisive action.
- Listen more. So much of good improv is astute listening. Meanwhile, so many people barely listen. We’re often thinking of what to say next, or worse thinking about something completely different.
- Don’t debate, collaborate. Our society has devolved into an us vs. them binary. It’s easy to mute voices you don’t agree with and distract ourselves from what we don’t want to hear.
- Kim Quindlen
- Play for the group, not for yourself. The people who hurt or neglect others in order to get ahead in life are always the most unhappy. We are social creatures.
- Stay in the moment. You’re not doing yourself any favors if you waste away the present by obsessing over the past or fretting about the future.
- But still keep the future in the back of your mind. ‘ Staying in the moment’ is not to say that you should throw all cares, worries, and responsibilities out the window.
- All mistakes are gifts. Obviously you won’t be proud or pleased with yourself when you screw something up. But what improv teaches is that you can find a reason for everything.
Nov 12, 2019 · You can’t do it alone. Claire Slattery, ’09 Actor, improviser, speaker trainer. Improvisers are drawn to the experience of collaborating, Claire Slattery says. “The improviser mindset is that you can’t do it alone. It’s much more interesting and fun when you celebrate other people’s ideas, when you ask for help.”
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Oct 15, 2020 · There are so many people in the world who have the wrong vocabulary of “I can’t do this!” Yes, you can, you just need to get up and try. Life is not always what you expect it to be; you have to make the most of what you’ve got, be grateful and trust that things will work themselves out. Now more than ever, you should live in the moment ...
