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On Improv and Choices
On Improv and Choices

Improv is all about choices. Life is all about choices.  I’ve continued to have a struggle over the last few years as a teacher of improv where I realize how incredibly difficult it is to really do what we teach. In our safe bubble, where every choice is the right choice, because no matter what our partners will support us, it’s easy.  In real life, we are not always in a safe place and there are no partners in sight.

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Workplace Happiness, ImprovKristy Westimprov, sales training, improv classes, soft skills, atlanta, comedyComment
“Oh the Places They’ll Go!” Transforming our Youth through Improvisational Training
“Oh the Places They’ll Go!” Transforming our Youth through Improvisational Training

I teach improv and my 15 year old daughter cannot make eye contact.  For a Mom who considers eye contact one of the most critical steps to connecting with others, this scares me.  You know what else scares me?   She is petrified to express herself in school. She tells me that the very thought of raising her hand in class to ask a question sends her to a near panic attack. 

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Kristy Westkids, teens, improv, Dr. Seuss, social skills, communication, summer camp, atlanta, teaching kidsComment