Saturday, November 28, 2009

I have just finished reading Confessions of a Public Speaker by Scott Berkun. It is a great read and I recommend it. He makes the following insight about improvisation:
"Paying attention makes things funny. If I have any secret to being entertaining, it's that I studied improvisation theatre. There I learned how to see and how to listen. Humour and insight come from paying attention, not from special talents. After I studied improv, my speaking skills improved dramatically and my attitude about life changed. I can't recommend taking an improv theater class strongly enough".

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