516: Rob Norman | Improvising Now

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🗓️ 26 May 2016

⏱️ 43 minutes

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Rob Norman (@robthenorman), co-host of The Backline podcast and author of Improvising Now, explains how we can use techniques from improvisational theater to conquer everyday life challenges. The Cheat Sheet: Improvisational theater skills go far beyond just helping us think quickly on our feet. In improv, as in all spontaneous life experiences, failure is a possible outcome. Sharpening improv skills gets us not only to overcome our fear of failure, but to learn from it. Learn how the "yes...and" exercise fosters positive interaction, teamwork, and better ideas not only with improv scene partners, but with people in our business and personal lives. Use the Last Line Response exercise in conversation as a powerful way to show that you're paying attention -- and elicit attention in return. No matter how experienced you are at something, confidence is an illusion. It's knowing how to respond when something goes wrong without spoiling that illusion that makes the difference. And so much more... Show notes at http://theartofcharm.com/podcast-episodes/rob-norman-improvising-now-episode-516/ HELP US SPREAD THE WORD! If you dig the show, please subscribe in iTunes and write us a review! This is what helps us stand out from the crowd and help people find the credible advice they need. Review the show in iTunes! We rely on it! http://www.theartofcharm.com/mobilereview Stay Charming! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	This is the Art of Charm.
0:04.7	Learn everything you need to know to crush it in business, love, and life.
0:12.5	Today we're talking with Rob Norman from the Second City.
0:15.2	We're going to be discussing improv and how it applies to personal and professional relationships,
0:20.1	removing judgment, getting out of your head, and more on this episode of AOC.
0:24.5	And with that, welcome to the Art of Charm.
0:26.6	I'm your host, Jordan Harbinger, and I'm here with producer Jason.
0:29.9	The Art of Charm brings together the best thought leaders, teachers, and exceptional individuals
0:33.8	to teach you how to be a top performer in life, love, and at work.
0:37.7	If you're new to the show, we'd love to send you some top episodes and the toolbox,
0:41.4	where we discuss body language and nonverbal communication, persuasion, networking, negotiation,
0:46.1	and everything else we teach here at AOC.
0:48.7	Just text Charm that's CHARMED to 3-3-4-4 or go to theartofcharm.com.
0:54.9	We may not have all the answers, but we definitely have some of the questions.
0:58.6	And with that, here's Rob Norman.
1:02.7	Tell us what you do in one sentence.
1:04.7	I am an improviser.
1:05.9	Okay, fair enough.
1:07.7	What does that actually mean?
1:08.7	So basically what it means is I go out on stage every single night, take a single suggestion
1:14.1	and improvise a completely unscripted 30-minute one-act play with a partner or a group of people.
1:21.5	Why is this something that people should care about?
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