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Your Improv Brain — 51 episodes

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Answer The "More Energy" Improv Note Your OWN Way

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Confidence vs Hesitation in Improv Scenes

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Improv Freeze Fix! Set Up In Advance as a Default Move

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The Three Best Ways to Learn (or Improve) at Improv

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Steamrolling and getting steamrolled: Three exercises for both sides

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Get better at improv by getting better at getting feedback (really! seriously!)

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One skill at a time: a rep-based approach to changing improv habits

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Build an evidence archive for more confidence on stage

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Special: How well do you actually know your improv teammates (offstage skill building)

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Metacognition and improv: how to use your monitoring brain in a scene

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Trailer for Your Improv Brain (2026)

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Improv initiations: when to start big and when to stay grounded

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Your brain went blank? Try this scene start instead

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Assume, don't ask: how to start better improv scenes

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You don't need backstory: starting scenes in the middle

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Five Vocal Exercises for Better Improv Characters

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Own Your Weirdness: A Guide to Really Good Improv (Performances)

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Four Ways to Give your Characters a Clear Point of View

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The Power of Silence: 3 Exercises to Improve Your Acting

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3-Step System & Exercise to Manage Self-Criticism in Improv

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An Improv Workout: 6 Exercises to Build Your "Failure Muscle"

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Clear Mind = Get Out of Your Head in Improv

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Fail More to Learn More (Plus Seven Hacks to Help!)

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Improving Communication Skills So You Can Improvise With Anyone

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Mind Blank on Stage? A 3-Step Reboot for Your Brain

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The Pain of Learning Improv: What to Assess, How to Respond

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A Source of Great Improv Ideas (bonus: Get Out of Your Head)

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Improv Burnout? Prioritize Yourself for Better Improv Performances

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Beyond "React Like Yourself" - Level Up Your Grounded Improv Characters

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Is an inner monologue useful for improv comedy? (ft. NYC improviser Sabrina Banes)

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Suggestions for Protecting Your Mind While Doing Comedy

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Inclusive and beneficial icebreaker exercises for performers

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Emotional Processing, Acting, and Improv (Alexithymia) - Part 2

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Emotional Processing, Acting, and Improv (Alexithymia) - Part 1

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Giving Notes and Feedback to Comedy Students - Part 3

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Getting Notes and Feedback You Don’t Understand - Part 2

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Getting Feedback & Giving Notes in Comedy Classes - Part 1

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Visual Imagery and Improv: How it Affects Memory and Recall

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How Neurodiversity Affects Improv And Comedy: Being Misunderstood

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Communication in Improv Scenes: Finding the unusual thing

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Neurodiversity and Observation: How it can improve your scenes

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Your visual Imagination & how it affects improv scenes

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Masking and Improv Comedy: Being the voice of reason

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How to Commit: Honouring YOUR unique brain in improv

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Fast and Slow Edit Moves in Long Form Improv Comedy

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Masking and Improv: Character Matching (Peas in a Pod) Scenes

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The Intersection of Misophonia & Improv with Sabrina Banes

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Top-down thinking in improv (for bottom-up thinkers)

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How Bottom Up Thinking can Affect Dealing with Plots in Improv

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Thoughts On Being Perceived (on the Improv Stage & In Class)

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What is Neurodivergence and How it's Relevant to Improv Comedy