Do Y’all Ever Get Nervous On Stage? The Merlin Works Newsletter
I met Colin Mochrie at the AIN Conference in Vancouver! Talk about being nervous!
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Teaching Empathy Through Improv: The Merlin Works Newsletter
Something interesting happens when you teach something for 25 years. Activities that seem timeless, solid, crowd-pleasers can suddenly feel clunky and old. This semester I had the pleasure and honor of teaching 15 weeks of…
The Merlin Works Newsletter: How Can You Be Better at Rainbow Thinking?
I’m the slowest at making style choices. It once took me six months to pick a color to paint my room. Spoiler alert: l chose light purple. So it’s not surprising that picking out new…
Can You Emotionally Prepare for Something? The Merlin Works Newsletter October 2021
Eighteen-plus months in to the pandemic and I still get that feeling of shock when I tune in to NPR first thing in the morning and hear a newscaster say something like “today marks 700,000…
3 Predictions For The Training Industry In 2021: Merlin Works Newsletter
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…
Going Back In-Person? Check Out Our New Program for Teams In Transition
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…
May Applied Improv Workshops begin next week!
Improv is for Everybody! Sign up for a specialty class to grow your improv performance skills Are you in the Realty or Finance fields? Register for our niche Improv classes catered specifically for you! Back by popular demand: Improv for…