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KJ5 – Quiet mind or LOUD mind

KJ5 – Quiet mind or LOUD mind

Notes from Keith Johnstone retreat, August 11, 2009 Can you to stop your thoughts for 1 minute?  Try it now – just sit, breathe and don’t think. I’ll wait… How did it go? Unless you have a daily meditation practice, it can be very hard to quiet your mind. That’s normal for most of us. Now try the opposite. Pick a nursery rhyme or line from a song you know well – something like “Bah Bah Black … Read entire article »

Filed under: General, Keith Johnstone, Performing Improv, Teaching Improv, Workshops

Getting to the point

Getting to the point

You knew it was going to happen again, you were asked to give a presentation and you couldn’t come up with a good excuse not to. As the deadline approaches you keep finding ways to avoid it, but finally you can not escape. You sit down and face a blank screen with no ideas on what structure to create. Many people take improv classes to help with public speaking, and for good reason. The lessons learned … Read entire article »

Filed under: Applied Improv, Featured