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The Art of Charm

705: AoC Podcast | Don’t Try To Be Funny: The Art of Improv

The Art of Charm

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Business, Health & Fitness, Education

4.711K Ratings

🗓️ 29 May 2018

⏱️ 59 minutes

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Summary

Life is improv. There is no script, no directors, no instruction manual for how to be successful. It’s all improvised. So to be good at life, you have to be good at improv. Erin and Suzanne are professional comedic improvisers here in Los Angeles and coaches at The Art of Charm. Listen to today’s episode to hear how they approach the art of improvisation, ]and how we can inject these principles into our day-to-day lives! The Cheat Sheet: What is improvisational comedy and how does it apply to our lives? Why do perfectionists and control freaks need to embrace the unknown? How do the principles of improvisation translate to your professional and personal lives? Why does improvisational comedy having nothing to do with being funny? And much much more... Full show notes at https://theartofcharm.com/podcast-episodes/art-of-charm-podcast-the-art-of-improv-705/ Acuity Scheduling is your online assistant, working 24/7 to fill your schedule. The AoC family can go to AcuityScheduling.com/AOC to get 45-days free -- that's over three times as long as the standard trial! Share your vulnerabilities, victories, and questions in our 17,000-member private Facebook group at theartofcharm.com/challenge. This is a unique opportunity where everyone — both men and women — celebrate your accountability on the way to becoming the best version of yourself. Register today here! 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

Transcript

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0:00.0

Welcome back to the Auditorium, I'm Johnny.

0:02.0

And I'm AJ.

0:03.2

And today we have some special guests, Erin and Suzanne,

0:07.1

who teach improv during our boot camp here in Los Angeles.

0:11.2

Now we actually recorded a different episode about improv a couple of months ago,

0:17.0

but we had some audio issues.

0:19.1

So you may have heard it, we'll put it up as a bonus.

0:22.2

This one, we guarantee you will be of much higher audio quality with some improvements.

0:28.2

I'm glad we're redoing this again because there's some great ideas here that I want our audience

0:33.2

to hear. And this episode is going to be a ride.

0:36.5

I love Erin and Suzanne stories about how they bring comedy and improv into their daily lives.

0:42.4

But I also have to say I really love how they connect with our guys during the week they're here

0:47.5

on boot camp. Yes, I did too. Watching our guys transform between Tuesday and Saturday is so

0:53.0

satisfying. And Erin and Suzanne and Dion, who was not able to join us today, also during the week

1:00.0

do a really good job and they're fantastic at what they do.

1:03.6

And if you haven't been to a boot camp yet, this episode is definitely for you.

1:08.2

Well listen, I teach the programs and I know that I've learned a lot from this episode.

1:13.3

Without further delay, here we go.

1:23.1

So we are really excited today to bring in two of our favorite AOC team members, Suzanne and Erin,

1:36.0

who help us both inside and out of the program deliver an amazing experience for all of our boot camp

1:42.3

participants, and particularly really focusing on improvisational comedy. Over the years,

1:48.9

the boot camp has evolved and changed quite a bit in large part due to your help in really

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