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In this episode of the Ideas on Stage podcast we spoke with Patricia Ryan Madson. Patricia Ryan Madson is a world authority on improvising in everyday life. She is the author of IMPROV WISDOM: Don't Prepare, Just Show Up. Her book has been translated into nine languages. Patricia is a professor Emerita from Stanford University where she taught since 1977. In their Drama Department she served as the head of the undergraduate acting program and developed the improvisation program. In 1998 she was the winner of the Lloyd W. Dinkelspiel Award for Outstanding Innovation in Undergraduate Education at Stanford. She is a frequent speaker for business and educational groups. Her corporate clients have included: IDEO, Google, Gap Inc.'s Executive Leadership Team, The Lucille and David Packard Foundation, the Banff Centre for Leadership, Sun Microsystems Japan Division, Apple Computers, Adobe Systems, and Price Waterhouse.  In this episode, we talked about how the principles of improvisation can help you become a more engaging presenter, and communicate with greater authenticity and impact. What You'll Learn:- How to balance preparation with being fully present- How improvisation can make you a better speaker – even if you fear public speaking- Why performance anxiety is really about self-focus – and how shifting your attention can help- How to handle mistakes during a presentation - A simple way to start using improv today to improve your communication skills instantlyWe hope you enjoy it! ———————Patricia Ryan Madson:Book: Improv Wisdom: Don't Prepare, Just Show Up Website: www.improvwisdom.com  Blog: www.improvwisdom.blogspot.com  Email: improvwisdom@gmail.com  Recommended books: Constructive Living by David K. ReynoldsImpro: Improvisation and the Theatre by Keith Johnstone ———————IDEAS ON STAGE RESOURCES  Books: ‘Confident Presenter' (https://www.ideasonstage.com/resources/confident-presenter-book/) and ‘Business Presentation Revolution' (https://www.ideasonstage.com/business-presentation-revolution/book/)The Confident Presenter Scorecard: https://ideasonstage.com/score   Free Web Class: https://www.ideasonstage.com/uk/masterclass   Free Mini-Course: https://bit.ly/confident-presenter-mini-course    

Join host Ginny Yurich on The 1000 Hours Outside Podcast for an enlightening conversation with Patricia Ryan Madson, author of "Improv Wisdom." Discover the transformative power of saying "yes" and how it leads to unexpected adventures. Patricia shares insights on embracing life's surprises, the art of paying attention, and the importance of learning and remembering names. Learn how improvisation is not just for the stage but a valuable life skill that can enrich your everyday experiences. Dive into the magic of doing the next obvious thing and see how life unfolds in wonderful and unpredictable ways. ** Purchase your copy of Improv Wisdom here ** Download your free 1000 Hours Outside tracker here >> https://www.1000hoursoutside.com/trackers Find everything you need to kick off your 1000 Hours Outside Journey here >> https://www.1000hoursoutside.com/blog/allthethings Order of copy of Ginny's newest book, Until the Streetlights Come On here >> https://amzn.to/3RXjBlN Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Can improv help us unlock workplace success? In this episode, we explore the positive impact of improvisation on well-being, communication, and the nuances of our daily interactions. Patricia Ryan Madson, Stanford University Emerita and author of “Improv Wisdom,” provides insights on how improv maxims can enhance the way we connect, create, and engage at work – and in life. If you enjoy the show, please rate it on iTunes or Spotify. Your ratings help more people like you discover the podcast! Episode Highlights Learn how simple acts of noticing and acknowledging others can have outsized effects on their well-being and yours. Find out how the maxim of "Yes, And" can enhance teamwork, creativity, and problem-solving. Uncover strategies for tackling common fears and anxieties in the workplace through the lens of improv. Explore how the practices of improv can sharpen your mindfulness and presence. Hear advice for applying improv principles in many aspects of daily life. Learn how to cultivate gratitude for the often-overlooked contributions of others. Discover how improvisation can be a powerful tool for navigating change and uncertainty. Use improv to improve your communication skills, making you a better listener and collaborator. Hear how the ethos of improv can help build a work environment where every voice is heard and valued. Patricia's view on the greatest unmet wellbeing need at work today  “I think that the greatest need is to discover the concept of ‘enough'. I think the workplace and the mania for pushing forward for more and greater, this need in our consumer world, that in order to keep going, everything has to grow and grow. I think we need to say enough. And to find space, and to slow down, and to do less.  I think our world would be a lot better, certainly businesses would be, if instead of just looking at the bottom line as the measure of success, more companies would see that the health of the world depends upon all of us being able to slow down a little more, respect each other, maybe not consume as much.  I just turned 81. And so, I am looking at trying to notice how my world has so many things that I've been collecting over the years, and realizing that it's hard to get off that ‘let's get some more stuff' wagon. But I'm a proponent now of every day trying to find something that I can rehome or give away, or find a different home for, rather than just adding more. So, the concept of enough and slowing down would be what I would wish for our workplaces.” What "working with humans" means to Patricia “‘Working with humans' is a reminder somehow that we're all in this together. And that there's no way that I can really thrive and succeed if I'm trying to do it on my own. So working with humans means shifting that in fact, as I was thinking about that, my eyes kind of rolled back in my head and I felt myself sort of go into me, but it's I need to shift the attention so that I'm working with humans meaning never forget all of the others and my place in that to be helpful to them, to try to cause them less trouble and to make it work by doing my part.” Resources Read: Improv Wisdom: Don't Prepare, Just Show Up Visit our website for a full transcript of this episode and for more episodes that give you fresh perspectives and actionable ideas for making working with other humans better for everyone.  

If you're a listener of this podcast, you probably have figured out that I am a huge fan of improv. In fact, this is my third improv-related episode! Each has been unique and has brought its own gifts—and, as you'll soon hear, this one delivers big. Author and Stanford Business School instructor, Patricia Ryan Madson wrote a book I loved book so much I listened to it twice! It's called Improv Wisdom: Don't Prepare, Just Show Up. SuperPsyched guest and world-famous Stanford Psychology Professor Emeritus, Dr. Philip Zimbardo said, “Her students often describe her as a ‘goddess,' but that may be an understatement. I rejoice that her wisdom is now available to new audiences.”  Indeed, Patricia offers improv tips that relate to real life whether you practice improv or not. The skills she shares and endorses can dramatically improve your at-work and at-home lives if you put them into play. So, listen in as Patricia shares improv wisdom!

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In this episode of the Ideas on Stage podcast we spoke with Matt Abrahams. Matt Abrahams is a leading expert in communication with decades of experience as an educator, author, podcast host, and coach. As a Lecturer in Organizational Behavior at Stanford University’s Graduate School of Business, he teaches popular classes in strategic communication and effective virtual presenting. He received Stanford GSB’s Alumni Teaching Award in recognition of his teaching students around the world. His online talks garner millions of views and he hosts the popular, award-winning podcast Think Fast, Talk Smart The Podcast. His new book Think Faster, Talk Smarter: How to Speak Successfully When You’re Put on the Spot provides tangible, actionable skills to help even the most anxious of speakers succeed when speaking spontaneously, such as navigating Q&A sessions, shining in job interviews, providing effective feedback, making small talk, fixing faux pas, persuading others. In this episode we talked about spontaneous speaking. Key takeaways: - Embrace Imperfection for Effective Communication- The Power of Structure in Spontaneous Speaking- Mastering Concise Communication- Say the Least for Effective Communication- The Journey to Better Communication Skills We hope you enjoy it! ———————Links: - Book: Think Faster, Talk Smarter by Matt Abrahams: https://amzn.eu/d/0fAJFz8 - Matt Abrahams’ website: https://mattabrahams.com/ - Matt on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/maabrahams/ - Think Fast Talk Smart The Podcast: https://mattabrahams.com/podcast/ Recommended books: - Made to Stick by Dan Heath and Chip Heath - Improv Wisdom by Patricia Ryan Madson ———————IDEAS ON STAGE RESOURCES Want to inspire your audience, increase your influence, and make a bigger impact? - Read the Confident Presenter book: https://amzn.eu/d/bKswMEe - To make the most of the book, take the Confident Presenter Scorecard to assess you presentation skills in less than 3 minutes, for free: https://ideasonstage.com/score - Attend the next Ideas on Stage web class: https://www.ideasonstage.com/uk/masterclass #IdeasOnStagePodcast #CommunicationTips #CommunicationSkills #CommunicationStrategy

Matt Abrahams is a leading expert in communication with decades of experience as an educator, author, podcast host and coach. As a Lecturer in Organisational Behaviour at Stanford University's Graduate School of Business, he teaches popular classes in strategic communication and effective virtual presenting. He received Stanford GSB's Alumni Teaching Award in recognition of his teaching students around the world.  When he isn't teaching, Matt is a sought-after keynote speaker and communication consultant. He has helped countless presenters improve and hone their communication, including some who have delivered IPO road shows as well as TED, World Economic Forum, and Nobel Prize presentations.  His online talks garner millions of views and he hosts the popular award-winning podcast Think Fast, Talk Smart: The Podcast. He is the author of Think Faster, Talk Smarter: How to Speak Successfully When You're Put on the Spot. His previous book, Speaking Up without Freaking Out: 50 Techniques for Confident and Compelling Presenting has helped thousands of people manage speaking anxiety and present more confidently and authentically.    Questions  • So, We always like to ask our guests in their own words, if you could share a little bit about your journey, how it is that you got to where you are today, in your own words. • In Entrepreneurs Magazine, your article, it was called How to Sound Smart and Memorable Anytime. So, I would love for you to share with our listeners a little bit about the technique that you talk about in the article. • Are there any other techniques that you encourage someone to practice in order to overcome that speaking anxiety? • A big part of communication outside of speaking is listening, what has been your experience as a coach trying to help people to become better listeners? • Can you share with our listeners what's the one online resource, tool, website or app that you absolutely can't live without in your business? • We'd also like for you to share with our listeners, maybe one or two books that you've read, could be a book that you read recently, or even one you read a very long time ago, but the book has had a very big impact on you. • Can you also share with our listeners what's the one thing that's going on in your life right now that you're really excited about? Either something you're working on to develop yourself or your people. • Where can listeners find you online? • Now, before we wrap our episodes up, Matt, we always like to ask our guests, do you have a quote or a saying that during times of adversity or challenge, you will tend to revert to this quote if for any reason you get derailed or you get off track, this quote kind of helps to get you back on track.   Highlights Matt's Journey Matt shared that he's somebody who has always been passionate and curious about communication. He remembers as a young child, being fascinated with how people communicate. In fact, one day, his mother decided it was important for him and his brother to have a yard sale, a garage sale because they had so much stuff, she was frustrated and wanted to get rid of it.  And where he grew up, there were lots of garage sales all over the place. And his mother specifically said, misspell the word garage on the signs that they were putting up and he was surprised by this advice. But they did and they inserted the letter “B” in the word garage. So, they had a garbage sale while everybody else had a garage sale. And they sold more stuff than anybody that weekend. And at that moment, he realised wow, the way you speak, the language you use, the words you use can influence people.  So, ever since then he's been fascinated by it, he studied it in school in graduate school, he worked in the corporate world for over a decade and saw the impact of communication both good and bad. And to this day, he finds it fascinating and do a lot of work in the field.    Techniques Talked About in The Article from Entrepreneurs Magazine, How to Sound Smarter and Memorable Anytime Me: Now, I was lucky enough when travelling in October to purchase a copy of Entrepreneur Magazine. And I came upon your article, “How to Sound Smart and Memorable Anytime.” And I read the article and I was so intrigued, it caught my attention so much that I was like, “Oh my goodness, I have find this gentleman on LinkedIn and I have to invite him as guest on our podcast.” And so, I would just love for you to share the technique that you talked about in this article as it relates to communication and presenting and just share with our listeners a little bit about what that technique can do to improve on your presentations.   Matt shared that when it comes to communicating, especially communicating in the moment, it is critical that we are effective and we come off as confident, competent and clear. Many of us get very nervous when we have to speak in the moment and it can be very challenging for us. So, he has spent a lot of his last little bit of times trying to learn how to help people be better at speaking in the moment and that's what his whole new book is about. It's really about helping people feel better in the moment so that they can come off as confident and comfortable and help those better understand what it is they're talking about.  So, the article that you're referring to is really about one of the ways that we can go about sounding better and more intelligent when we speak, it's leveraging a specific structure. So, what's critical in our communication is that we package the information up in a way that is readily digestible by our audience. Many of us when we communicate spontaneously just itemize information, we share what we're thinking as we're thinking it. And that's not how people process information.  He talked to many neuroscientists and they say our brains are wired for story, something that has a beginning, a middle and an end, logical connections of ideas.  So, in the article and one of the things he teaches a lot is how do you put structure to communication? And he talked about one of his favourite structures, it's three questions. What?, So, what? Now, What?   What is the idea you're talking about? It's your product, your service, your offering your update, your feedback, it is the what?  So, what is why is it important and relevant to your audience? We have known for decades that content that is relevant and salient for an audience is what they pay attention to.  And then finally, now, what is what comes next? Maybe it's do you have questions for me, or let me show you a demonstration, or let's set up another meeting.  So, by simply following the structure, What, So, what, Now, what, answering those questions, you can package up your information nicely. In fact, he just used that structure to help explain the structure. He told you what it was, why it's important, and how you can use it. So, that article, and a lot of what he does is really about helping people learn different structures for different speaking situations.    Me: Amazing. And you also had some other structures that you mentioned in the article where you spoke about: ·      Problem, Solution, Benefit ·      Point, Reason, Example point ·      Comparison, Contrast, Conclusion ·      Situation, Task, Action and Result Could you just elaborate, maybe about 10 to 20 seconds on each for those just for our listeners, as well?   Matt shared that when it comes to speaking in the moment, there lots of different types of circumstances and situations that we find ourselves in. And different structures apply for different situations. So, when you're selling something, trying to persuade somebody of something, a very useful structure is problem, solution, benefit.  Many of us have found ourselves in circumstances where we need to persuade, so you articulate the problem, challenge or issue, you then explain your suggestion for how we go about solving it. And then you explain the benefits of doing so. So, that can be a very useful structure. In fact, any television advertisement you've ever seen has been in that structure.  There are other structures as well. In the article, he talked about another one, he recommends that people use a lot, which is comparison, contrast, conclusion, you compare two items together or three, or four. And then you talk about how they're different, that's the contrast. And then you give your conclusion. There are myriad structures out there, people are familiar with some, others not so familiar with. But the idea is to have a toolkit of structures that you can leverage to help you in those moments where you're struggling.   Techniques Encouraged to Practice in Order to Overcome Speaking Anxiety  Me: So, a big part of what you do as well, Matt is trying to help people get over the anxiety of presenting in front of a lot of people confidently, and I know structure, the methodology of the structure will definitely help you to have a little bit more focus, and you will have something in place versus just going up there and not knowing what to say. But are there any other techniques that you encourage someone to practice in order to overcome that speaking anxiety?   Matt shared that first and foremost, he doesn't think you can overcome anxiety, he thinks we can become more comfortable with it, we can learn to manage it. But would we even want to overcome it, anxiety is actually helpful to us, it is something that helps us focus, it allows us to be sure that what we're saying is important for ourselves and our audience, and it gives us energy. So, to him, it's all about managing anxiety, not overcoming anxiety.  And when it comes to that there are lots of things that people can do, we can manage both symptoms, as well as sources, symptoms are the things that we physiologically experience. And then sources are the things that initiate and exacerbate our anxiety.  So, it's important to attack both situations. So, symptoms are the things that we experienced, so many people get shaky, they feel their heart rate go up, so to help those with specific techniques, for example, deep belly breathing, you can breathe, take a slow inhale in and a longer exhale out and that will actually initiate a relaxation response that can help and it doesn't take very much to actually have that take effect. If you're shaky that's adrenaline trying to move you from threat towards safety and that means that we can do some movement in the beginning of a presentation stepping forward towards the audience, big broad gestures that gives the adrenaline a place to go and that way we can feel less anxious of our symptoms.  Now there are sources too, sources are the things that start our anxiety and continue it.  The biggest source of anxiety is people have a goal when they speak and it's good to have a goal when you speak. But we're afraid we won't achieve our goal and if you think about it, that means we're afraid that we won't achieve a future outcome.  So, the way to short circuit goal based anxiety is to become present, be focused in the moment, focus on what you're saying, focus on the audience and their needs, do something physical to get you in your body out of your head. These are all ways to manage the source of future thoughts.  So, there's a lot we can do to manage anxiety, the very first book he wrote was called Speaking Up without Freaking Out, it's a 50 techniques to help people feel better and more comfortable in the moment speaking. So, if we can manage our anxiety, we're going to do much better when it comes to our mission.   Communication: Apart from Speaking, How to Become a Better Listener Me: I believe a big part of communication outside of speaking, which I think the bigger part of communication that's way more important than speaking is listening. What has been your experience as a coach trying to help people to become better listeners, sometimes you're in a conversation, and I find that I have a challenge personally, with persons when I'm communicating, and they don't give you a moment to express your thought fully, and they start talking in the middle of your sentence. So, you're not even able to complete what you're actually saying and how do you get to that point where you can be present in the moment when the person is speaking so you can take in all that they're saying to you and process that information carefully, before actually making a response and get to the speaking part.   Matt shared that yes, listening is really important and many of us don't do it well. In fact, he heard somebody say, “Listening is really just what we do when we're waiting for our turn.”  You need to listen deeply, focused in a present oriented way to really not only show that you care about the person to connect, but also to understand what's needed in the moment.  Giving an example. Imagine you and him come out of a meeting and you say to him, “Matt, what do you think?” And he says, “Oh, good, she wants feedback. Let me give it. Well, this work, this didn't work, you could have done this better, we should have done this, etc.” But had he really listened, he might have noticed that your tone was a little quieter than usual. You came down to the back door instead of the front door, you were looking down when you asked him that question, what you really needed in that moment was not feedback, but it was support, and he missed the clues and cues. And he by jumping into giving you all this harsh feedback might have damaged the relationship.   So, we need to learn to listen well. How do you do that?  First and foremost, you listen for the bottom line, when we focus on what the person is saying in a deep way. What's the bottom line, we listen with a much more focused intensity than how we normally do it, which is just the top line, just the gist, what are they saying. And then as soon as we hear it, we begin rehearsing and evaluating and judging and that works against us really understanding.  So, the way to become a better listener is to listen for the bottom line, to give yourself permission to pay attention not just to what they're saying but how they're saying it, context in which you're saying it. This is hard work. Listening is challenging. He heard somebody once say, “You should listen until you sweat.” And he loves that idea, because it's implying that listening is an active activity, something that we really need to focus on. So, he loves that Yanique brought up that question, and he hopes everybody listening takes time to listen better.   App, Website or Tool that Matt Absolutely Can't Live Without in His Business When asked about online resources that he can't live without in his business, Matt shared that he gets a tonne of email and he uses a tool called Superhuman to help him parse through his email. It is an amazing tool, it has probably saved him 30%....40% of his email processing time. He loves the tool. He met the founder of the company a number of years ago, when he explained to him what he was working on, he fell in love with it instantly. And it is the tool he uses the most and it is the most helpful tool to him.   Books that Have Had the Biggest Impact on Matt When asked about books that have had an impact, Matt shared that beyond the books that he's written, which has had a huge impact on him. He's learned a lot in writing those two books Think Faster, Talk Smarter and Speaking up Without Freaking Out.  There are two books that he recommends to everybody. The first book is called Improv Wisdom, Improv Wisdom: Don't Prepare, Just Show Up by Patricia Ryan Madson. It is a very short book, but it is life changing. It has changed his life. It is a book that talks about the rules and ways that improvisation, improv can be applied to daily life. So, it's not about being funny, it's not about being up on a stage. It's about how to live your life in a more present oriented, connected, spontaneous way. Fantastic book!  The other book is a book he recommends to anybody looking to get better at their communication. It is an older book, as is Improv Wisdom. It is called Made to Stick: Why Some Ideas Survive and Others Die by Dan and Chip Heath, Chip Heath actually is a colleague of his at Stanford's Business School. It's all about how to make your ideas stand out and stick in people's minds in a world where there's a lot of things pulling at our attention. They give a six step methodology much like he does in his new book, that's all about how to make your ideas stick. He thinks everybody who wants to improve their communication, and they're lives should check out both of those books.   What Matt is Really Excited About Now! When asked about something that's he's excited about, Matt shared that he's very, very excited about the podcast he host Think Fast, Talk Smart, he's dedicating a lot of his time and resources to expanding and extending the communication best practices and tips that they share through experts. He believes it helps him become a better person, a better communicator and he certainly thinks it helps everybody. So, he's excited in the new year to put a lot of effort into that.    Me: Perfect. Okay, thank you for sharing Matt. We'll also have a link to Matt's podcast in the episode show notes as well, for anyone that would like to tap into Matt's podcast and gain some more insight on being a better communicator.   Where Can We Find Matt Online LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/maabrahams Website – www.mattabrahams.com   Quote or Saying that During Times of Adversity Matt Uses When asked about a quote or saying that he tends to revert to, Matt shared that it's a quote that he heard first in a silly movie, a movie called Buckaroo Banzai. And then he says he's showing his age, because it's many, many, many years ago. He knows it didn't come from this movie, but the quote is simple, “No matter where you go, there you are.”  And he often can live in the future, he can be worried and thinking about future consequences, what comes next. And he has learned that something that can help ground him is simply to come back to the present and say, no matter where you go, there you are, deal with what's coming on in front of you and that's how we get things moving forward. So, that's one of his favourite quotes and one that helps him a lot.   Me: So, thank you so much, Matt, for taking time out of your very busy schedule, for hopping on this podcast and being so gracious in facilitating this interview when I reached out to you originally. I definitely have gotten your book, I've started reading it and I've definitely shared it. I think I've shared it with at least maybe two or three organizations that I've done training with between October and December when I was first introduced to you through that article, so I think you're doing great work. And I really appreciate the time that you've taken to hop on our podcast and just share some great insights that I believe as customer experience practitioners that we can definitely use to enhance the service delivery that we have if we improve on our communication skills.   Please connect with us on Twitter @navigatingcx and also join our Private Facebook Community – Navigating the Customer Experience and listen to our FB Lives weekly with a new guest   Links •     Think Faster, Talk Smarter: How to Speak Successfully When You're Put on the Spot by Matt Abrahams •     Speaking Up without Freaking Out: 50 Techniques for Confident and Compelling Presenting by Matthew Abrahams •     Improv Wisdom: Don't Prepare, Just Show Up by Patricia Ryan Madson •     Made to Stick: Why Some Ideas Survive and Others Die by Chip Heath and Dan Heath   The ABC's of a Fantastic Customer Experience Grab the Freebie on Our Website – TOP 10 Online Business Resources for Small Business Owners  Do you want to pivot your online customer experience and build loyalty - get a copy of “The ABC's of a Fantastic Customer Experience.” The ABC's of a Fantastic Customer Experience provides 26 easy to follow steps and techniques that helps your business to achieve success and build brand loyalty. 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On this week's episode of the Baked-In Podcast presented by Busey Bank, Josh has the pleasure of catching up his former professor from Stanford University in the Bay Area. Patrica Ryan Madson taught acting and improvisation at Stanford for many years and she had an incredible influence on his life as an entrepreneur. Let's face it, life and business are something that we all make up as we go along. The rules, or maxims as she calls them, of improv – say yes, start anywhere, show up, make mistakes, please – form the basis for finding success when we don't necessarily feel like we have much control. Lots of fun stuff in this one – save for Josh fumbling through an improv exercise to illustrate an example. If you enjoy Patricia, be sure and check out her book: IMPROV WISDOM – Don't Prepare, Just Show Up (Bell Tower, 2005). #Stanford #Improv 

Patricia Ryan Madson, writer, speaker, Professor Emerita from Stanford University, and founder of the Stanford Improvisors joins me on this episode. Patricia is the author of Improv Wisdom, a book that shows how to apply the maxims of improvisational theater to real-life challenges—whether it's dealing with a demanding boss, a tired child, or one of life's never-ending surprises. Author Steven Pressfield said, "There are very few books on creativity that I would take with me to a desert island. One for sure is Patricia Ryan Madson's Improv Wisdom." Topics we cover include testing resilience and flexibility, lessons learned from a Zen monastery, common misconceptions of improv, a discussion of key maxims from Improv Wisdom, and more. Get connected with Patricia: Website: https://improvwisdom.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/patricia.ryan.madson Twitter: https://twitter.com/patryanmadson Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/patryanmadson/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/patriciaryanmadson/ Purchase a copy of Improv Wisdom: https://www.amazon.com/Improv-Wisdom-Dont-Prepare-Just/dp/1400081882 Leave a 5-star review with a comment on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/business-minds-coffee-chat/id1539014324  Subscribe to my Business Builder Newsletter: https://bit.ly/32y0YxJ  Want to learn how you can work with me to gain more clarity, build a rock-solid foundation for your business, and achieve the results and success you deserve? Visit http://jayscherrbusinessconsulting.com/ and schedule a 1:1 discovery coaching call. Enjoy, thanks for listening, and please share with a friend!

While there are specific skills that go into doing any job, being able to learn by doing and make it up as you go along, is a skill a lot of workers need to have in today's market. With 80% of Americans in a job where they've had little to no training for, a surprising skill is becoming more and more important for workers every day: the ability to improvise. Patricia Ryan Madson is a longtime professor Emerita from Stanford University's theater department. During her time at the university, she founded the Creative Initiative course and the Stanford Summer Improvisation School. She's been a speaker, coach, and advisor for multiple tech giants in the Silicon Valley area, such as Adobe, Google, and Apple.  We wanted to catch up with Patricia to talk about her book “Improv Wisdom: Don't Prepare, Just Show Up,” and how theater skills like improvisation, empathy, and gratitude are imperative for business leaders in today's complicated workforce. In a time when only 15% of workers are engaged, leaders need to find a way to do more with less, and the secrets to that may just lie in some of the oldest theater practices in the world. This is another episode you're not going to want to miss, so with that…let's bring it in!

Let's face it: Life is something we all makeup as we go along. No matter how carefully we formulate a “script,” it is bound to change when we interact with people with scripts of their own. Our guest's book, "Improv Wisdom"  shows us how to apply the maxims of improvisational theater to real-life challenges—whether it's dealing with a demanding boss, a tired child, or one of life's never-ending surprises. Patricia Ryan Madson distills thirty years of experience into thirteen simple strategies, including “Say Yes,” “Start Anywhere,” “Face the Facts,” and “Make Mistakes, Please,” helping readers to loosen up, think on their feet, and take on everything life has to offer with skill, chutzpah, and a sense of humor.Patricia is a professor Emerita from Stanford University where she began teaching in 1977. In the Drama Department, she served as the head of the undergraduate acting division and developed the improvisation program. She founded and coached the Stanford Improvisors and taught beginning and advanced-level courses in improvisation for undergraduates as well as adults in Stanford's Continuing Studies Program.

Let's face it: Life is something we all makeup as we go along. No matter how carefully we formulate a “script,” it is bound to change when we interact with people with scripts of their own. Our guest's book, "Improv Wisdom"  shows us how to apply the maxims of improvisational theater to real-life challenges—whether it's dealing with a demanding boss, a tired child, or one of life's never-ending surprises. Patricia Ryan Madson distills thirty years of experience into thirteen simple strategies, including “Say Yes,” “Start Anywhere,” “Face the Facts,” and “Make Mistakes, Please,” helping readers to loosen up, think on their feet, and take on everything life has to offer with skill, chutzpah, and a sense of humor.Patricia is a professor Emerita from Stanford University where she began teaching in 1977. In the Drama Department, she served as the head of the undergraduate acting division and developed the improvisation program. She founded and coached the Stanford Improvisors and taught beginning and advanced-level courses in improvisation for undergraduates as well as adults in Stanford's Continuing Studies Program.

I have a fantastic teacher who has told me that in everything you read, you can find a concept that applies to intimate relationships.At first, I thought she was a bit insane, but I learned she was right over time.Somehow that seems to be the theme of my life, and this week we will apply that teacher's philosophy to the principles of improv.When a colleague of mine, Lisa Schwaller, mentioned that she'd love to talk to my audience about how to apply the principles of improv to your marriage, I was SO intrigued.Was this a new game I could create for my clients? ( Don't be surprised, remember what I said about creating relationship concepts)So I took Lisa up on her suggestion, read the book Improv Wisdom: Don't Prepare, Just Show Up by Patricia Ryan Madson to prepare, and we had a fun discussion about improv, life, and our marriage relationship.Catch our conversation this week on AwakenYou in your marriage and discover three more ways you can take the principles from something fun like improv and use them to improve your intimate relationship!Book referenced in the episode: Improv Wisdom: Don't Prepare, Just Show Up by Patricia Ryan Madson Show webpage: www.christinebongiovanni.com/91Download my free Abundant Love Mini-Course to help you to start thinking, and feeling in a way that feels more like love.Register for my free monthly Marriage Masterclass, where every month I talk about different ways you can change your marriage without changing your partner. In November the topic is: How Your Attachment Style Is Affecting Your Marriage, register now! More resources and how you can start the process of Awakening Your True You and being the partner who creates your best vision of what marriage looks like for you: https://christinebongiovanni.com/Join my AwakenYou newsletter for weekly marriage tips and early announcements of upcoming offerings.Book your free mini-coaching session here.InstagramFacebook

If the past few years have taught us anything it is this: don't get too attached to your plans. Or as Patricia Ryan Madson might put it, “Life is something we all make up as we go along.” For many of us, the improvisational life can feel awkward, uncomfortable, and even frightening. But with some practice, reflection, and a slight shift in attitude, it can lead us to a life filled with YES! One where opportunities and adventures flow naturally into our lives—ones that we willingly embrace and follow just to see where they might lead us next. In this episode we're going to learn about the practice of improv from Patricia Ryan Madson, author of “Improve Wisdom: Don't Prepare, Just Show Up”. Over a career that spans some four decades, Patricia has taught improv to thousands of students at Stanford, online, and at the storied Esalen Institute in Northern California. It's going to be a great conversation…wherever it might go. Show notes and transcripts can be found at: https://reconsidering.org/episodes/19

In astrology, the planet Saturn represents what we are here to learn from and master the energy of in this lifetime. Saturn brings us tests and lessons to grow through. Your Saturn Return is a period of about 2.5 - 3 years when the planet Saturn returns to the position of the zodiac where it was at the moment you were born. This significant transit takes place for all of us around the ages of 28-30, again at 57-60, and once again at around 88-90 years old.  To give you a better understanding of the energy that might show up at various points within your Saturn Return I've invited Chelsea Jewel back to the show to walk us through it. Chelsea Jewel is an Intuitive & Karmic Astrologer, a Spiritual Life Coach, and an Intuitive Mentor to people who are looking to unlock their own intuitive gifts. Her mission is to raise the level of consciousness on the planet by helping others re-awaken to their own potential and by serving as a supportive and friendly guide for those embarking on their own journeys of self-discovery, healing, and soulful evolution.  Chelsea's work has been featured in Bustle, Romper, Authority Magazine - just to name a few - and she contributes posts about all things astrology, conscious self-care, and spiritual empowerment to Oui We. Hear her first Episode on Your Woo Woo BFF on past life healing and karmic astrology and be sure to leave us a review if you loved this episode!   Resources: To take Chelsea's astrology training: Discover Your Stars. Chelsea's articles: Seven Tips to Master Your Saturn Return & What You Can Learn From Your Saturn Return: Interpretation For Each Sign & House Chelsea's book recommendation: Improv Wisdom by Patricia Ryan Madson, The Changing Sky by Steven Forrest Upcoming events to know about: The Opulent Shift: Group coaching in an intimate soul-led community featuring conscious business resources and hands-on mentorship. Session 3 begins October 1, 2021 * Learn more about my additional community offerings and Culte La Lune at ouiwegirl.com/cultelalune & Seachangers at seachangerscollective.com Find more to love and join our community at ouiwegirl.com. Where to find me: ouiwegirl.com @ouiwegirl Follow the show instagram page: @yourwoowoobff This show is produced, mixed, recorded and additional music by T'Ben Alleman Opening and closing music: Pet Fangs

By now you've probably heard us sing the praises of improvisation and its benefits in communication, awareness and listening. If you haven't, the premise is simple- we think of improv as the best way to practice accepting and appreciating change.    But it goes much further than that. Improv has been used to teach individuals interpersonal skills in countless arenas- from helping immigrant children assimilate to social settings in the U.S. to comedy, it's now used pervasively as a learning tool for business school students, C-suite executives, military, lawyers, doctors, coaches and beyond.    Today, we're speaking with one of the world's authorities on improvising in daily life, Patricia Ryan Madson. She's the author of IMPROV WISDOM: Don't Prepare, Just Show Up and a professor Emerita from Stanford University where she's taught since 1977. She is a frequent speaker for business and educational groups and her corporate clients have included: IDEO, Google, Gap Inc.'s Executive Leadership Team, The Lucille and David Packard Foundation, the Banff Centre for Leadership, Sun Microsystems Japan Division, Apple Computers, Adobe Systems, and Price Waterhouse.    Today, we get to learn from her:  The essential “rules” and guiding principles of good improvisors What do to with someone who doesn't want to improvise or is “too cool for school” The ramifications of NOT accepting and practicing improv in our daily lives Why it's easy to understand but very hard to practice consistently   Connect with Patricia: Via her website: www.improvwisdom.com Via her blog: www.improvwisdom.blogspot.com Via her email: improvwisdom@gmail.com   If you're interested in trying improv yourself, come to one of our communication workshops. At The Apprenticeship, you'll be exposed to all of the principles we discuss on today's show and many more. Not only that, we'll equip you with the skills you'll need to tackle life and leadership's messy moments and a chance to practice them and fail safely.  Speaking of practicing safely, SAGA's wireless BFR cuffs allow us to workout and rehab safely from anywhere in the world. Using the app which automatically detects your occlusion pressure and adjusts the cuffs accordingly, you'll never have to second guess whether your set-up is correct. These are now a must in all of my travel bags. Use code BRETT20 for 20% off your next order.

In deze MonkeyTalk een gesprek met bevlogen en enthousiaste mede-oprichter van BoomChicago Saskia Maas. Met BoomChicago introduceerde zij zo'n 28 jaar geleden een nieuwe theatervorm in Nederland: Improv. Afkorting voor improvisatie. Wat kan je van deze techniek leren voor je eigen creativiteit en je team? Met de gebruikelijke tips.Voor meer informatie over BoomChicago: https://boomchicago.nlVoor de stichting Interacting, waar tieners met autisme enorm worden geholpen met deze Improv-techniek: https://interacting.amsterdamHet boek ‘Improv Wisdom' van Patricia Ryan Madson kan je bij je lokale boekhandel bestellen, ook een aanrader!De rubriek ‘olifant in de kamer' De olifant gaat deze keer over ‘plannen'. Als je hele agenda volgepland staat, staat dit improviseren in de weg? Staat er bij jou op het werk een olifant in de kamer? Stuur dan een mail naar oppasser@thezooooo.com. Beschrijf de olifant en wie weet wordt jouw olifant uit de kamer gehaald in een volgende aflevering.De muziek ‘Fun in the Sun' die je in deze MonkeyTalk hoort komt van Eric Vloeimans, prachtige muziek om je hersenen bij uit te laten. Een hoge kunstvorm binnen jazz is improvisatie en Eric is een ware kunstenaar op dit vlak. Met MonkeyTalk wil ik graag je creativiteit opporren en aanwakkeren. Want iedereen is creatief en de wereld heeft jouw creativiteit hard nodig. Met MonkeyTalk deel ik mijn ervaring en netwerk, en wil ik je inspireren en concrete tips geven. Ik hoop dat je hersenen even een ommetje maken als je de aflevering luistert. Om daarna weer fris, fruitig en creatief de wereld in te gaan. Met deze aangewakkerde creativiteit ben je dan zelf ook een inspirerende vooraper. Daar hoop ik op. En vraag ik je vooral te doen.Is dat nou gebeurd en ben je enthousiast? Wil je meer weten over MonkeyTalk, MonkeyDo, ons innovatie-spelprogramma, over de voorapers, over Irene Koel, uitleg & doe workshops en leerzame, energierijke motivatie-praatjes?  Kijk dan op www.thezooooo.com, daar vind je alles.Wil je vriend worden van MonkeyTalk? Geweldig, dat kan ook.Hoe? Kijk op https://petje.af/monkeytalkVoor 3 Euro per maand, zeg 1 kopje cappuccino bij een hippe koffiezaak, steun je de show. Of je kan eenmalig meteen het jaarbedrag doneren. Bij 100 petjes gaan we iets leuks doen voor de petjes.

When you start a new project, write the next edition of your email newsletter, or produce an upcoming season of your podcast, where do you start? Inspired by a maxim in Improv Wisdom: Don’t Prepare, Just Show Up by Patricia Ryan Madson, I’m going to explore the idea that starting anywhere will keep your creativity […]

Σε αυτό το 31ο επεισόδιο, πάμε να συναντήσουμε τη Patricia Ryan Madson στο φανταστικό Impov Wisdom και να να μιλήσουμε για τα σιωπηλά δώρα.

How can you utilize the principles of improv to improve your life? What can you do to hack your mind and reexamine a situation in a better light? Are you able to shift your mindset from improv principles? In this podcast episode, I speak with Patricia Ryan Madson about improv and the principles you can start using it to improve your life. Sign up for the FREE e-course for processing and moving past divorce here. SHOW NOTES: Click here Visit the website: www.afterthefirstmarriage.com

Carrie has talked about this in her blog before, but we decided that it’s time to talk about it in the podcast thanks to an inspiring presentation writer Sami Main made for the Writing Barn last week. It’s about one of the basic tenents of improv comedy and how you can use that for your writing and/or your life. Do both! Overachieve. Anyway, it's amazing how Patricia Ryan Madson's Improv Maxims, apply to writing and life and love and all that sexy stuff. Her first maxim in Improv Wisdom (New York: Belltower, 2005) is basically, "Say Yes." In improv, when two characters are doing a scene, both characters have to be positive, to say yes to each other's suggestions. If one guy stands up there and says, "Let's go party." And then the other guy says, "No way." Well... the scene falls on its face and everyone goes home saying they hate improv and the improvers think they suck and everything is just BAD, BAD, BAD. So, writing is like that too. When our characters want to take us to new unexpected places in the plot, we just have to go with it. If we don't, our story stagnates. We have to be willing to say "yes," to take risks with our characters and our plots and our language. According to Madson, "Saying 'yes' is an act of courage and optimism; it allows you to share control. It is a way to make your partner happy. Yes expands your world." I could go on about this forever. Like, how we get in ruts. Such as, my characters always have a love interest. And it's always a boy. How cool would it be if the love interest were a cat? Or a hamster? Or a fig tree? Okay. I know. Banned book. Or, how we get into habits with our writing just like we get into habits with our lives. How cool would it be to break a writing habit and make a better writing habit? To get out of the safety of routine, change our process and expand? To just say yes? Writing Tip of the Pod Say yes to new ideas. Don't be in a writing rut or hold to your preconceived notions of what your story or writing life should beDog DOG Tip for Life Try new things. Eat food off the floor. Go for it, humans! SHOUT OUT The music we’ve clipped and shortened in this podcast is awesome and is made available through the Creative Commons License. Here’s a link to that and the artist’s website. Who is this artist and what is this song? It’s “Night Owl” by Broke For Free. COME WRITE WITH CARRIE! She is a writing coach, has a community/class, and edits for you. Find out more here. WHERE TO FIND OUR PODCAST, DOGS ARE SMARTER THAN PEOPLE. The podcast link if you don’t see it above. Plus, it’s everywhere like Apple Music, iTunes, Stitcher, Spotify, and more. Just google, “DOGS ARE SMARTER THAN PEOPLE” then like and subscribe. Join the 251,000 people who have downloaded episodes and marveled at our raw weirdness. You can subscribe pretty much anywhere. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/carriejonesbooks/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/carriejonesbooks/support

It’s a Monster Baby birthday: time to consider some improv wisdom! On the 4thanniversary of Monster Baby’s first episode, Lisa and Ted celebrate by going through a recent blog post from their mentor, Patricia Ryan Madson. They start with the obligatory COVID check-in—we are going through a world-changing pandemic after all (2:10). Lisa makes reference [more…] The post Monster Baby #80 Let go. Appreciate more. Use everything. (And happy birthday, Monster Baby!) appeared first on Anima Learning.

Improvisation guru and author, Patricia Ryan Madson, recalls a long ago trip to Nepal and how the ultimate bad hair day led to a moment of appreciation. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/unhurried-moments/message

Her book is Improv Wisdom, and we talk about benefits and value of improv for business and personal development, communication, anxiety, listening skills, being anxious and courageous. For show notes and additional information, visit:  Awaken The Mind https://www.nlpandhypnosisguide.com/ #awakenthemind #davidyouhas #nlpandhypnosisguide #improv #improv #improvwisdom #patriciamadson #anxiety #listeningskills

Join us for a delightful talk with a woman who has brought improv to so many people.She is the author of the award-winning book,IMPROV WISDOM: Don’t Prepare, Just Show Up (Bell Tower, 2005). She shares how she discovered improv through her passion for Tai Chi, which led her to studying with Keith Johnstone. She is a professor Emerita from Stanford University where she began teaching in 1977. In the Drama Department she served as the head of the undergraduate acting division and developed the improvisation program. She founded and coached the Stanford Improvisors and taught beginning and advanced level courses in improvisation for undergraduate as well as adults in Stanford's Continuing Studies Program. In 1998 she won the Lloyd W. Dinkelspiel Award for Outstanding Innovation in Undergraduate Education. In 1996 she founded the Creativity Initiative at Stanford, an interdisciplinary alliance of faculty who share the belief that creativity can be taught. She taught the Design Improv for the School of Engineering and has been a guest lecturer for the Stanford Technology Ventures Program and for the Mayfield Fellows Program. She is truly a pioneer in the applied improvisational field.

Jessie Shternshus (@TheImprovEffect) and Amitai Schleier (@schmonz) joined Ryan Ripley (@RyanRipley) to discuss how improv skills can help make your agile teams awesome. [featured-image single_newwindow=”false”]Jessie Shternshus[/featured-image] is the founder of The Improv Effect where her goal is to help businesses reach their full potential by means of interpersonal-communication skills training. Throughout the years, She has worked with top companies such as Groupon, Fidelity Investments, Johnson & Johnson, Getty Images, The PGA Tour, and Crayola to achieve teamwork, creative problem solving tools, on-boarding, presentation skills, and product development ideation sessions. Jessie co-authored the book, CTRLShift: 50 Games For 50 ****ing Days Like today.Jessie Amitai is a software development coach, speaker, legacy code wrestler, non-award-winning musician, award winning bad poet, and the creator of the Agile in 3 Minutes podcast. He blogs at schmonz.com and is a frequent guest on Agile for Humans. Amitai has published many of his agile observations and musings in his new book – Agile in 3 Minutes on Lean Pub. In this episode you'll discover: How improv techniques can help get the best out of your agile teams Games you can try to improve listening and collaboration Why improvisation and agile go hand in hand Links from the show: Jessie’s site:  theimproveffect.com Big Apple Scrum Day Improv Wisdom: Don’t Prepare, Just Show Up by Patricia Ryan Madson [callout]What kind of day are you having? Is it a ****ing day? Or is it a ****ing day? What are you going to do about it? Mike Bonifer and Jessie Shternshus, who teach companies around the world how to apply improvisation to business, have created 50 original improv games tailored to the kind of ****ing day you’re having. From the bathroom to the board room, and every stop in between, this fun and engaging book helps you get the craziness under control. Click here to purchase on Amazon.[/callout] [reminder]What are your thoughts about this episode? Please leave them in the comments section below.[/reminder] Want to hear about the dangers of agile dogma? — Listen to my conversation with Tom Cagley on episode 55 We discuss certifications, frameworks, and the impact of dogma on a teams ability to inspect and adapt. One tiny favor.  — Please take 30 seconds now and leave a review on iTunes. This helps others learn about the show and grows our audience. It will help the show tremendously, including my ability to bring on more great guests for all of us to learn from. Thanks! This podcast episode is brought to you by Techwell’s Agile Dev West Conference. Techwell's Agile Dev West is *the* premier event that covers the latest advances in the agile community. Agile for Humans listeners can use the code AGILEDEV to receive $200 off their conference registration fee. Check out the entire program at adcwest.techwell.com. You'll notice that I'm speaking there this year. Attendees will have a chance to see my The #NoEstimates Movement presentation, along with my half day session on advanced scrum topics called Scrum: Answering the Tough Questions. I hope to see many Agile for Humans listeners in Las Vegas – June 4–9th, for this great event. The post AFH 063: Agile Improv with Jessie Shternshus [PODCAST] appeared first on Ryan Ripley.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

What if you removed failure from your vocabulary? Patricia Ryan Madson, Improv pioneer and retired Stanford University lecturer, sees improvisation - and the art of "yes, and" - as a route to innovation. In this episode of Stanford Innovation Lab, Tina Seelig meets with Patricia to discuss re-framing experiences as experiments and practicing attentiveness.

  Lisa and Ted continue their conversation with teacher and mentor, Patricia Ryan Madson, drama teacher and author of the acclaimed Improv Wisdom. In this segment, Patricia explained how she first learned to say “Yes, and” from impro master Ketih Johnstone (1:09) and how one can approach improv games from multiple angles (5:06). The three [more…] The post Monster Baby #16: A Conversation with Patricia Ryan Madson (Part 2) appeared first on Anima Learning.

  Lisa and Ted welcome their teacher and mentor, Patricia Ryan Madson, drama teacher and author of the acclaimed Improv Wisdom, for a two-part Monster Baby conversation. They explore how mindfulness and improv first joined together in Patricia’s work (3:21) and how the Stanford Improvisors first came into being, both as a learning/performance group and [more…] The post Monster Baby #15: A Conversation with Patricia Ryan Madson (Part 1) appeared first on Anima Learning.

¿Se puede improvisar un episodio entero de un podcast? ¿Pueden las restricciones avivar la creatividad? ¿Huelen los pedos de los peces? Estos son algunos de los aspectos tratados en este episodio sobre Improvisación. En Delicatessen recomendamos un libro para hacer nuestras presentaciones más divertidas: Do You Talk Funny?: 7 Comedy Habits to Become a Better (and Funnier) Public Speaker de David Nihill. [Podcast] El método - Luis Quevedo. [Libro] 2001: Una odisea espacial de Arthur C. Clarke. Improvisación [Vídeo] Fun with a few 9V batteries. (244 of them) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8hwLHdBTQ7s [Libro] Improv Wisdom: Don't Prepare, Just Show Up de Patricia Ryan Madson. [Escena] Indiana Jones vs Swordsman https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3I_Ds2ytz4o [Libro] Presentación Zen: Ideas sencillas para el diseño de presentaciones de Garr Reynolds. [LIBRO] “The Tipping Point” de  Malcolm Gladwell Somos zetatesters Miquel Gabarró ha creado la cuenta en Twitter @BeSuricata que se define como: Grupo de gente inquieta que organiza charlas sobre ingresos pasivos, life hacking, productividad, ética, libros de flipados y tecnología. #zetatesters Benjamí Villoslada nos dice que muchos escritores ponen demasiado paja en los libros y nos pasa el artículo: George Orwell's Six Rules for Writing Clear and Tight Prose Madrillano nos dice que pidamos reseñas en su directorio de podcasts en español: LosPodkas. http://www.podkas.com/directorio/zetatesters-por-zetatesters [Libro] La Guía del autoestopista galáctico de Douglas Adams. @LosPodKas nos envió un GIF animado en el que salen dos personajes de los Simpson preparándose unas rayas de… cacao que se ponen en un vaso con leche y se lo beben con pajita :-) Os dejamos aquí su tuit: LosPodKas @zetatesters https://t.co/iGlFlRnfQG 15/6/16 23:23 Zombies, Run! Aplicación gamificada para correr. [Podcast] Coffee Break: Señal y Ruido [Vídeo] Indefensión aprendida (subtitulado) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OtB6RTJVqPM [Artículo]

Patricia Ryan Madson is Emerita of Stanford University where she taught for three decades in the Drama Department. In this interview, we'll talk about her 13 maxims for improv living from her quick-reading, fun, smart, practical book.

Patricia Ryan Madson is Emerita of Stanford University where she taught for three decades in the Drama Department. In this interview, we'll talk about her 13 maxims for improv living from her quick-reading, fun, smart, practical book.

This is one of Steven Pressfield's favorite books. When I heard that, I immediately got it. Brilliant. Patricia Ryan Madson is Emerita of Stanford University where she taught for three decades in the Drama Department. We'll have fun looking at her 13 maxims for improv living from this quick-reading, fun, smart, practical book.

This is one of Steven Pressfield's favorite books. When I heard that, I immediately got it. Brilliant. Patricia Ryan Madson is Emerita of Stanford University where she taught for three decades in the Drama Department. We'll have fun looking at her 13 maxims for improv living from this quick-reading, fun, smart, practical book.

Patricia Ryan Madson is a professor Emerita at Stanford University, where she has taught improvisation since 1977. She currently works as a professional speaker and consultant to corporations, local governments, and educational institutions on how to use improv to be more spontaneous, learn to trust yourself and your ideas, and to be more in the moment. She is the author of the book “Improv Wisdom: Don’t Prepare, Just Show Up.” Summary: In this interview Patricia talks to us about how to use the maxims of improv to live a happy, creative, and fulfilling life. She explains that too many of us live in our head, in anticipation and fear of things that will never happen. As an alternative, she gives us a guide to how we can have more faith in ourselves and our abilities, and use life's opportunities to create amazing moments and an incredible life of freedom and possibilities. Find out more about Patricia: Website: www.improvwisdom.com Amazon: www.amazon.com/Patricia-Ryan-Madson/e/B001K8S5SU Twitter: www.twitter.com/patryanmadson The Craft of Charisma podcast is also available at: bit.ly/Soundcloud-CoC-Podcast bit.ly/Stitcher-CoC-Podcast bit.ly/iTunes-CoC-Podcast

A successful life involves both planning and improvising. Patricia Ryan Madson, author of Improv Wisdom, joins guest host Dr. Laurel Trujillo for a look at how the maxims of improvisation provide us with an antidote to the overly scripted, planned life. The wisdom of improv provides a natural way to live skillfully and soulfully—and it has nothing to do with wit, glibness, or comic ability! The way of improv is about being awake, not entirely self-focused, and moved by a desire to do something useful and give something back. Applied to your own life, the principles of improvisation can help you to:             • Experience life brimming with spontaneity, even in the context of a plan.             • Meet real-life challenges more skillfully and with a sense of humor.             • Shake loose rigid patterns of thinking and doing.             • Have fun living in harmony with yourself and others.

Patricia Ryan Madson author of Improv Wisdom: Don't Prepare, Just Show Up discusses improv for your life, Saturday Night Live, Stephen Colbert, Will Ferrell, trusting yourself, accessing your true power, letting go of victim mentality, gratitude, zen mindfulness, and practical tools for dating or finding a job.