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Memory, Aging & Long Form Improv!

Changes to your improv brain as you age, memory types and their functions, speed vs depth and an improv exercise.

Sit In Your Power! Play the Moment! Face the Unknown!

How to embrace the unknown in life and on the improv stage plus an improv exercise and an update on Greg’s improv journey

The Brilliance of Skewed Viewpoint Initiations!

Exploring initiations garnered from a simple suggestion, four techniques to power initiations and two improv exercises

Improv & the Balance of Opposites!

Exploring the balance of opposites and where it intersects with improv plus two exercises!

What Makes Something Funny In Improv?

Defining humor, comedy and what what makes something funny in improv plus two exercises.

Making Strong Powerful Improv Choices: Comparing UCB, Second City, iO & Groundlings!

How to make strong choices - UCB, Second City, iO & Groundlings POV. Plus a game!

How To Respond Truthfully Instead of inventing!

The Power of responding truthfully, emotion vs invention, five priorities plus an exercise!

Keep It Simple: An Improv Recipe For Success!

Defining the concept “keep it simple” and using it to strengthen scenes. Plus an exercise.

The Importance of Stakes In Improv!

Exploring stakes in improv, why stakes matter, how to use stakes and an Exercise!

Improv Game Types & How to Heighten Them!

Identifying and heightening long form improv game types plus an exercise.