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May
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The Broken Record: Cultivating Confidence in Improv

nicclee:

I’ve been thinking a lot about confidence in improv, especially since I started coaching. I think cultivating confidence in nascent improvisers is important.

I sometimes struggle with my confidence as an improviser. I never really know how I’m doing because comedy is so subjective. What’s funny…

Confidence is important.

- vinny
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May
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The House That Del Built: As Long As You Listen to Your Body...

thehousethatdelbuilt:

Every couple of years I get really into spinning. Not the DJ kind, but the “riding a stationary bike in a room with forty other people while a trainer at the front of the room barks orders at you” kind. I like spinning because I’m not very good at self-guided exercise, and I’ve found that it’s…

More coaching advice to digest.

- vinny
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May
21st
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Hyperbole Is My Middle Name!: Improv Coaching Etiquette

khealywu:

I’ve been thinking about making one of these for awhile. This first section is how I think indie teams and practice groups should interact with their coach.

  • 24 hour notice for making any changes / cancellations. If you’re cancelling day of, you and your team owe your coach their standard fee.
  • 2…
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Carol Burnett wins Mark Twain humour prize
Comedy doyenne and TV sketch queen Carol Burnett is set to receive the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor.

Well this just made my day.

- vinny
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May
19th
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interweber: #EUROVISION Eurovision is the future exactly as anime predicted. - vinny

interweber:

#EUROVISION

Eurovision is the future exactly as anime predicted.

- vinny

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May
16th
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Discussing a Bit with Matt Holmes – The Secret to Improv « WitOut

I like this approach to improv.

- vinny
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May
14th
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The Index (vol. 0)

After taking a look at our recent guest series, I just realized that our original guest series from the old Without Annette blog is not really findable through this blog. So without any further ado, check out our original guest series with some pretty awesome guests:

edited and compiled by Vinny Francois

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May
13th
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mullaney: Improv scene templates: You Statements Scene templates can be very useful for improv scenes. It’s good to have a simple game plan or strategy to help start a scene. And it’s good to practice those strategies over and over so that they become second nature. There is no single right template. Just like there are lots of good ways to begin a chess game or lots of different successful plays in football or basketball, there are lots of good ways to begin a scene. Here is one that I like: View Post

mullaney:

Improv scene templates: You Statements

Scene templates can be very useful for improv scenes. It’s good to have a simple game plan or strategy to help start a scene. And it’s good to practice those strategies over and over so that they become second nature. There is no single right template. Just like there are lots of good ways to begin a chess game or lots of different successful plays in football or basketball, there are lots of good ways to begin a scene.

Here is one that I like:

View Post

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THE CHARLEBOIS POST - CANADA: The Question, May 13, 2013

Ahead of this Friday’s show of Veni Vidi Vinny, I’ve got a piece in The Charlebois Post about improv and the theatre.

It’s really short if you’re pressed for time, give it a read!

- vinny
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May
10th
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I would like to be this awesome in real life.

- vinny

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