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Search Results for: "lessons from improv"

Lessons From Improv: Seeing the Gifts in People and Events

July 16, 2018March 20, 2020 Adrian SegarLearning

When things don’t go according to plan at your events, the improv and gratitude practice of “waking up to the gifts” can transform your response.

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Lessons From Improv: Make Sure Your Meeting Messages Are Received

October 17, 2016November 1, 2020 Adrian SegarEvent design

Want to improve the learning at your meetings? Here’s what I learned from playing the delightful improv game “You”.

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Lessons for #eventprofs from an improv and mindfulness workshop — Part 2

July 5, 2016December 14, 2020 Adrian SegarEvent design

I have learned so many lessons from improv. Here are more of my experiences and takeaways for event professionals from the wonderful five-day improv and mindfulness workshop Mindful Play, Playful Mind, held June 8-13 2016, at Mere Point on the beautiful Maine coast […]

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Lessons for #eventprofs from an improv and mindfulness workshop — Part 1

June 27, 2016December 14, 2020 Adrian SegarEvent design

You had to be there. In this case, “there” was a wonderful five-day improv and mindfulness workshop Mindful Play, Playful Mind, held June 8-13 2016, at Mere Point on the beautiful Maine coast. In this two-part article I’ll share a little of my experience and […]

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Lessons From Improv: Giving Appreciations at Conferences

March 28, 2010March 22, 2020 Adrian SegarUncategorized

Thoughts triggered while rereading Patricia Ryan Madson’s delightful, straightforward, and yet profound improv wisdom. “…once we become aware of the level of support involved to sustain our lives we quickly realize how our debt grows daily in spite of our […]

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Lessons from improv: Be Average!

March 17, 2010March 20, 2020 Adrian SegarUncategorized

Thoughts triggered while rereading Patricia Ryan Madson’s delightful, straightforward, and yet profound improv wisdom. “The poet William Stafford used to rise every morning at four and write a poem. Somebody said to him, “But surely you can’t write a good […]

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Conference facilitation lessons from improv: Say Yes!

March 12, 2010March 22, 2020 Adrian SegarUncategorized

Thoughts triggered while rereading Patricia Ryan Madson’s delightful, straightforward, and yet profound improv wisdom. Patricia Madson’s first improv maxim is say yes. Which reminds me of a harrowing incident not so long ago… I was facilitating the closing session of […]

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