Do-1, you are entering an improvised comedy show, restricted to humans only.

Improved for humans, with Matt Bessel.

Based on your suggestions and other sources of inspiration, Matt and guests will perform fully improvised scenes.

Today's episode features human guests, Pamela Murphy, Amanda Do-1, and James Malion.

Welcome to Improved for humans with Matt Bessel.

That's me, Amon.

James, Pam, all here.

What's the breaking news? What are we talking about here?

Okay, it's not that I don't think it's that breaking because it was a couple years ago.

But it became really popular because everyone was doing masterclass over the pandemic.

Everybody was like signing up for a masterclass.

And people were constantly telling me, I saw you on the masterclass.

I saw you on the masterclass.

And the commercials were always running on YouTube for this masterclass.

All it was was it was a guy who is a former FBI hostage-negotiator.

That's what he did for a living.

He was a hostage-negotiator.

And he wrote a book, I think.

And his masterclass was on the art of negotiation.

So negotiating any kind of deal, like negotiating with Thier Boss or with your, I don't know,

your significant other, your children, whatever.

It was all about how to negotiate.

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