Taking Risks To Attain Safety: Merlin Works Newsletter May 2019
What’s the difference in how we respond to car crashes versus plane crashes?
Tag Archives: Improv
March 2019 Newsletter: Are You Thinking What I’m Thinking? Comedy and Intimacy
It was one of the best feelings in early parenthood. I don’t remember if the cat had done something silly or I had done some accidental slapstick comedy with a onesie, but something funny happened.…
What is Your Secret Goal? The Merlin Works January 2019 Newsletter
What is Your Secret Goal? And How Can It Get In The Way of Your Actual Goals? I’ve led games for thousands of people for over twenty years and at the start of every keynote,…
Buy an Improv Gift Certificate! Give the Gift of FUN!
We’ve read all the articles on money and happiness. And they all say that experiences make people more happy than things. Specifically, experiences that are exhilarating, that involve risk and push people out of their everyday routines.…
“You Talkin’ To Me?” The Power of Improv in Scripted Work
Did you know that some of your favorite movie scenes were not scripted at all, but completely improvised? Of course you did – you’re probably an improviser or at least interested in improv, and it’s pretty safe…
Don’t be Stereotypical
Don’t be a walking stereotype when you come out on stage—no scratch that—don’t be a walking stereotype. Period. But especially not when you’re in an improv scene where other people can get offended, even more…
Life Practice
Improv is a life practice, just as much as it is practice for life. And no, I’m not trying to be vague or super Yoda-like—but think about it. For many, it is a life practice,…