Rafe chase is a brilliant improviser and director here in the baarea. Wos created amazing theatre for more than 30 years. There's always something to notice right now, he says. And if you can get that awareness out of yourself, there's a great improv maxim which is 'don't do more, don't do less' Another way to make sure that you're listening well and understanding is using paraphrasing. It affirms what they said, oh, i heard you and you said something.
Although it may feel counter intuitive, letting go of our prepared notes and focusing on the present can help us communicate more effectively.
In this "Quick Thinks" podcast episode, host Matt Abrahams speaks with Stanford University lecturers and improv theater experts Dan Klein and Adam Tobin on how staying in the moment allows communicators to connect with their audience.
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