Everything is improvisation — including this TED Talk | Reggie Watts

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🗓️ 2 October 2024

⏱️ 11 minutes

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Summary

In this ode to improvisation, musician and comedian Reggie Watts beatboxes, raps, loops his own rhythms and reflects upon the everyday power of turning the mundane into magic. After all, he says, we're all just making it up as we go along.

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0:00.0	Ted Audio Collective.
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0:11.0	where we bring you new ideas to spark your curiosity every day.
0:14.8	I'm your host Elise Hugh, and I feel like there's no way I can really do today's talk justice
0:21.3	with a simple introduction. That's because it comes from
0:24.9	musician and comedian Reggie Watts who is a true treasure in his improvisational
0:30.3	work and in his artistry. He's so creative and he gives a cross between a talk and a
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