“I’m going to get bad grades and then I can’t ever have screens!” my eleven-year-old yells, tears coming to his eyes. I could see Sebastian was already far up his mental ladder. “Hold on! Hold…
I was slowly getting more and more creeped out as I sat through the presentation. I had just delivered a tight 60 minutes on Improv Skills for Work and Life for 600 people who worked for Oklahoma…
It’s like frozen strawberries. Someone I met in the virtual green room “backstage” before an online improv show gave me this analogy and I’ve been using it ever since. Teaching and performing improv online is…
This year has been tough–in different ways for different people. Zoom has turned us into zombies. We’ve sent a million emails, slacks, and messages, but we seem less connected than ever. As we re-enter our…
This is BIG. Bucket List Big. I recorded a talk with TEDxUTAustin! The talk has a personal story that connects to my work teaching improv to future doctors at UT’s Dell Medical School. It explores the…
Okay, So 2020 Was a Dumpster Fire We’re putting that dumpster in the… umm… trash can and starting new things in 2021 We’ve based our business on in-person training for the past 17 years. We…
Your team has worked extra hard this year through some very tough times. So even though we can’t gather in person, we still need to celebrate together. At Merlin Works, we know how to bring the magic