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  • The First Improv Rule for Life - Control What You Can Control Ep 4 Repost

    The First Improv Rule for Life - Control What You Can Control Ep 4 Repost
    Aug 12 2025

    In this week's episode Ralph talks about one reason everyone should take improv even if they never plan to get on a stage. In improv, you can roleplay different scenarios from your real/imagined life but also practice techniques that will make you a more effective communicator. One of those is ceasing to try to control what you can't control.
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    13 Min.
  • Letting Go of Self-Consciousness

    Letting Go of Self-Consciousness
    Oct 9 2023
    Falling in love. Hanging with good friends. Being in a moment. These are all times when we tend to lose ourselves, get over our self-consciousness, and forget about our selfish needs and serve an experience.
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    15 Min.
  • Avoid Gaslighting Others

    Avoid Gaslighting Others
    Oct 2 2023
    Whether on stage or in life real, try not to gaslights others. In improv, it often leads into the argument trap. In life, it escalates tension, shows others you're not listening, and more. Instead, treat the opinions of others as legitimately theirs and deal with it except in one situation.
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    21 Min.
  • Playing Strangers

    Playing Strangers
    Sep 25 2023
    Scenes in which the characters are strangers to each other come with an extra added level of difficulty. For that reason, I encourage improvisers to stay away from them. But, when they do happen to try and figure out what's at stake.
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    18 Min.
  • The Process Scene

    The Process Scene
    Sep 18 2023
    Having a process in a scene will help in a multitude of ways, however, there are also a couple major pitfalls with which to be aware.
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    25 Min.
  • I Am A....

    I Am A....
    Sep 11 2023
    A discussion of the third exercise I use when starting almost every class I teach. I Am A... is a game of patterns in which three people are elements within a certain pattern, category, etc. The more recognizable the pattern and elements, the better it is received.
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    19 Min.
  • Improv Rule For Life #4 - Be Process Oriented

    Improv Rule For Life #4 - Be Process Oriented
    Sep 4 2023
    Being process oriented, or systems based, allows one to make modifications if their goals aren't being realized. Conversely, relying on magical thinking to achieve a desired outcome can leave one at the mercy of a stochastic, unfeeling universe.
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    21 Min.
  • Is Mocking Some People Okay or Not Okay - REPEAT Episode 8

    Is Mocking Some People Okay or Not Okay - REPEAT Episode 8
    Aug 28 2023
    Improv has changed a lot in the 35 years since I started. One thing is that we are much more sensitive to people different than us and no longer mock people based on generalities about them. However, two areas have escaped that scrutiny and I have no idea why.
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    11 Min.