How improv can make you a better speaker

I had a fun chat with John Cremer recently – you’ve probably never heard two so-called professional speakers talk over each other so much, nor say ‘um’ so often. See the out-takes at 22:30 to enjoy those moments. There’s also a gratuitous image of a drone at 17:50 (which will make sense when you watch the video).

We also discussed:

• Who is the genius in the room when you’re presenting
• What’s wrong with the traditional education system
• Why you should attribute the source of any activities you use
• The problem with presenter anxiety
• Why you have to spell things out for your audience
• Three simple improv activities with untold benefits for participants:
  • Word-at-a-time storytelling
  • Yes and / Yes but
  • Walk and point