[Music] testing hi these lights are very
testing hi these lights are very
testing hi these lights are very dramatic I love it
dramatic I love it
dramatic I love it everyone can see me hi everybody so my
everyone can see me hi everybody so my
everyone can see me hi everybody so my name is Claudia Norman and when I was in
name is Claudia Norman and when I was in
name is Claudia Norman and when I was in primary school I was told that I was too
primary school I was told that I was too
primary school I was told that I was too large to make the netball team I know
large to make the netball team I know
large to make the netball team I know what but anyway in an act of defiance or
what but anyway in an act of defiance or
what but anyway in an act of defiance or to try and give my Jewish mother some
to try and give my Jewish mother some
to try and give my Jewish mother some nos some pride I decided I’m gonna try
nos some pride I decided I’m gonna try
nos some pride I decided I’m gonna try out anyway and that’s exactly what I did
out anyway and that’s exactly what I did
out anyway and that’s exactly what I did and I got and baby bear thank you
and I got and baby bear thank you
and I got and baby bear thank you netball C team Reserve but let me tell
netball C team Reserve but let me tell
netball C team Reserve but let me tell you something I was dedicated okay I was
you something I was dedicated okay I was
you something I was dedicated okay I was at every single match mostly for the
at every single match mostly for the
at every single match mostly for the oranges at halftime but I was there I
oranges at halftime but I was there I
oranges at halftime but I was there I was there and what I was desperately
was there and what I was desperately
was there and what I was desperately trying to do is I was desperately trying
trying to do is I was desperately trying
trying to do is I was desperately trying to find something I could be good at
to find something I could be good at
to find something I could be good at something
something
something I was fantastic at I was constantly
I was fantastic at I was constantly
I was fantastic at I was constantly kicked out of class and told that I was
kicked out of class and told that I was
kicked out of class and told that I was disruptive on my progress reports I got
disruptive on my progress reports I got
disruptive on my progress reports I got Clawdeen is erratic erratic I remember
Clawdeen is erratic erratic I remember
Clawdeen is erratic erratic I remember running to my mother crying I’m here
running to my mother crying I’m here
running to my mother crying I’m here otic and I was erratic I was I
otic and I was erratic I was I
otic and I was erratic I was I desperately needed to express myself
desperately needed to express myself
desperately needed to express myself that is better so I tried out for the
that is better so I tried out for the
that is better so I tried out for the public speaking team when I got into
public speaking team when I got into
public speaking team when I got into high school and I got into the finals of
high school and I got into the finals of
high school and I got into the finals of the junior public speaking competition
the junior public speaking competition
the junior public speaking competition and to my shock and my horror I found
and to my shock and my horror I found
and to my shock and my horror I found out that there was an impromptu section
out that there was an impromptu section
out that there was an impromptu section now we had half an hour to write house
now we had half an hour to write house
now we had half an hour to write house features and in that half an hour I did
features and in that half an hour I did
features and in that half an hour I did nothing and when my name was called up
nothing and when my name was called up
nothing and when my name was called up to come out on stage I froze
to come out on stage I froze
to come out on stage I froze I went blank I started to shake and then
I went blank I started to shake and then
I went blank I started to shake and then I took a deep breath and something truly
I took a deep breath and something truly
I took a deep breath and something truly amazing happened I surrendered I began
amazing happened I surrendered I began
amazing happened I surrendered I began to improvise I started to talk talk as
to improvise I started to talk talk as
to improvise I started to talk talk as if I was talking to my family talk as if
if I was talking to my family talk as if
if I was talking to my family talk as if I was talking to my friends and for the
I was talking to my friends and for the
I was talking to my friends and for the first time in my life I realized that
first time in my life I realized that
first time in my life I realized that being authentic was okay not only was it
being authentic was okay not only was it
being authentic was okay not only was it okay it was fun and it was at that
okay it was fun and it was at that
okay it was fun and it was at that moment I realized what I needed to do
moment I realized what I needed to do
moment I realized what I needed to do for the rest of my life so cut to my
for the rest of my life so cut to my
for the rest of my life so cut to my adult life who knows if I’ve grown up
adult life who knows if I’ve grown up
adult life who knows if I’ve grown up yet but I am a professional improviser
yet but I am a professional improviser
yet but I am a professional improviser thank you thank you to the one person at
thank you thank you to the one person at
thank you thank you to the one person at the back for shouting yay um thank you
the back for shouting yay um thank you
the back for shouting yay um thank you so what that means that means that I am
so what that means that means that I am
so what that means that means that I am in the business of faking it till you
in the business of faking it till you
in the business of faking it till you make it
make it
make it I get to perform but I also get to help
I get to perform but I also get to help
I get to perform but I also get to help people whether they want to be
people whether they want to be
people whether they want to be professional improvisers or not I get to
professional improvisers or not I get to
professional improvisers or not I get to help them incorporate the fundamental
help them incorporate the fundamental
help them incorporate the fundamental principles of improv into their everyday
principles of improv into their everyday
principles of improv into their everyday lives I work with the most incredible
lives I work with the most incredible
lives I work with the most incredible team of people and sometimes I have to
team of people and sometimes I have to
team of people and sometimes I have to pinch myself when I look at who I work
pinch myself when I look at who I work
pinch myself when I look at who I work with and we own a company called jittery
with and we own a company called jittery
with and we own a company called jittery citizens we specialize in improv comedy
citizens we specialize in improv comedy
citizens we specialize in improv comedy corporate entertaining entertainment
corporate entertaining entertainment
corporate entertaining entertainment team building and training the question
team building and training the question
team building and training the question I get asked the most is what is improv
I get asked the most is what is improv
I get asked the most is what is improv what is improvisation it is the ability
what is improvisation it is the ability
what is improvisation it is the ability to make something totally special out of
to make something totally special out of
to make something totally special out of nothing
nothing
nothing now improv is a learned skill which
now improv is a learned skill which
now improv is a learned skill which means everyone can do it it just means
means everyone can do it it just means
means everyone can do it it just means that some people are going to be better
that some people are going to be better
that some people are going to be better than improv than others look at Jacob
than improv than others look at Jacob
than improv than others look at Jacob Zuma fantastic improviser give him a
Zuma fantastic improviser give him a
Zuma fantastic improviser give him a script with some numbers and not exactly
script with some numbers and not exactly
script with some numbers and not exactly the same story so what I’m going to do
the same story so what I’m going to do
the same story so what I’m going to do today is I am going to show you the six
today is I am going to show you the six
today is I am going to show you the six golden rules of improv and if you can
golden rules of improv and if you can
golden rules of improv and if you can incorporate these rules into your
incorporate these rules into your
incorporate these rules into your everyday lives
everyday lives
everyday lives it will change your
it will change your
it will change your thinking change your relationships and
thinking change your relationships and
thinking change your relationships and make your lives more abundantly awesome
make your lives more abundantly awesome
make your lives more abundantly awesome rule number one is say yes and now a lot
rule number one is say yes and now a lot
rule number one is say yes and now a lot of people think that improv comedy is
of people think that improv comedy is
of people think that improv comedy is all about me being funny me being the
all about me being funny me being the
all about me being funny me being the star of the show but it’s not improv is
star of the show but it’s not improv is
star of the show but it’s not improv is all about making the other guy look like
all about making the other guy look like
all about making the other guy look like a genius and we do that by creating a
a genius and we do that by creating a
a genius and we do that by creating a culture of yes and now everything you
culture of yes and now everything you
culture of yes and now everything you and I do in improv is called an offer
and I do in improv is called an offer
and I do in improv is called an offer and in order to move the scene along we
and in order to move the scene along we
and in order to move the scene along we need to accept each other’s offers and
need to accept each other’s offers and
need to accept each other’s offers and we have to add to them so I’m gonna do
we have to add to them so I’m gonna do
we have to add to them so I’m gonna do an exercise with you all now after
an exercise with you all now after
an exercise with you all now after everything I say I want you to shout yes
everything I say I want you to shout yes
everything I say I want you to shout yes that’s awesome okay so I want to teach
that’s awesome okay so I want to teach
that’s awesome okay so I want to teach you about improv comedy we’re feeling
you about improv comedy we’re feeling
you about improv comedy we’re feeling people I want to tell you about the
people I want to tell you about the
people I want to tell you about the benefits thereof and I want to tell you
benefits thereof and I want to tell you
benefits thereof and I want to tell you how improv can make your lives amazing
how improv can make your lives amazing
how improv can make your lives amazing great now I want to do the exact same
great now I want to do the exact same
great now I want to do the exact same thing but to everything I say you’re
thing but to everything I say you’re
thing but to everything I say you’re gonna shout no I want to teach you about
gonna shout no I want to teach you about
gonna shout no I want to teach you about improv comedy so as you can see from
improv comedy so as you can see from
improv comedy so as you can see from their example saying yes feels awesome
their example saying yes feels awesome
their example saying yes feels awesome it feels awesome because it validates us
it feels awesome because it validates us
it feels awesome because it validates us it puts us in an open receptive space
it puts us in an open receptive space
it puts us in an open receptive space okay it allows for the conversation to
okay it allows for the conversation to
okay it allows for the conversation to flow and ideas to move forward what
flow and ideas to move forward what
flow and ideas to move forward what saying no does is saying no halts
saying no does is saying no halts
saying no does is saying no halts creativity it destroys ideas and it
creativity it destroys ideas and it
creativity it destroys ideas and it feels really cook am I allowed to say
feels really cook am I allowed to say
feels really cook am I allowed to say caca Telex I don’t know I’ve just said
caca Telex I don’t know I’ve just said
caca Telex I don’t know I’ve just said it twice anyway so can you imagine if
it twice anyway so can you imagine if
it twice anyway so can you imagine if you walked into your board room and the
you walked into your board room and the
you walked into your board room and the moment you gave an idea or you shared a
moment you gave an idea or you shared a
moment you gave an idea or you shared a thought everyone stood up on the table
thought everyone stood up on the table
thought everyone stood up on the table and shouted yes that’s awesome your work
and shouted yes that’s awesome your work
and shouted yes that’s awesome your work environment would be a very different
environment would be a very different
environment would be a very different place wouldn’t it the next role is to
place wouldn’t it the next role is to
place wouldn’t it the next role is to play be silly be weird
play be silly be weird
play be silly be weird so we lose versus adults we lose this
so we lose versus adults we lose this
so we lose versus adults we lose this ability because we taught to think
ability because we taught to think
ability because we taught to think rationally think critically but we’re
rationally think critically but we’re
rationally think critically but we’re not really taught how to play so what we
not really taught how to play so what we
not really taught how to play so what we as jittery citizens do is we go into the
as jittery citizens do is we go into the
as jittery citizens do is we go into the workplace and we encourage people to use
workplace and we encourage people to use
workplace and we encourage people to use play as a method of creation now if
play as a method of creation now if
play as a method of creation now if you’ve ever watched a child play you’ll
you’ve ever watched a child play you’ll
you’ve ever watched a child play you’ll see the children play in the present
see the children play in the present
see the children play in the present moment the excitement lies in the
moment the excitement lies in the
moment the excitement lies in the uncertainty of what comes next
uncertainty of what comes next
uncertainty of what comes next now children are mindful when they play
now children are mindful when they play
now children are mindful when they play an improv and mindfulness is one in the
an improv and mindfulness is one in the
an improv and mindfulness is one in the same thing so it’s fair to say that
same thing so it’s fair to say that
same thing so it’s fair to say that improv is mindfulness in a social
improv is mindfulness in a social
improv is mindfulness in a social situation active listening now in
situation active listening now in
situation active listening now in everyday conversations we listen enough
everyday conversations we listen enough
everyday conversations we listen enough to each other just to respond
to each other just to respond
to each other just to respond we’re so pre cons are we so caught up
we’re so pre cons are we so caught up
we’re so pre cons are we so caught up with preconceived ideas of how the
with preconceived ideas of how the
with preconceived ideas of how the conversation should flow we worried
conversation should flow we worried
conversation should flow we worried about what should be rather than what is
about what should be rather than what is
about what should be rather than what is and what active listening does is it
and what active listening does is it
and what active listening does is it allows us to listen with our entire
allows us to listen with our entire
allows us to listen with our entire bodies with our entire beings and by
bodies with our entire beings and by
bodies with our entire beings and by doing that we lose all form of agenda we
doing that we lose all form of agenda we
doing that we lose all form of agenda we become open and receptive to change and
become open and receptive to change and
become open and receptive to change and we live in the present moment and
we live in the present moment and
we live in the present moment and because we are in the present moment we
because we are in the present moment we
because we are in the present moment we are able to react intuitively learn to
are able to react intuitively learn to
are able to react intuitively learn to fail so we fail all the time on my first
fail so we fail all the time on my first
fail so we fail all the time on my first day of studying at second city in
day of studying at second city in
day of studying at second city in Chicago we were told that this is a
Chicago we were told that this is a
Chicago we were told that this is a totally creative space and all our ideas
totally creative space and all our ideas
totally creative space and all our ideas are valid there are no mistakes and this
are valid there are no mistakes and this
are valid there are no mistakes and this is why I find improv so liberating
is why I find improv so liberating
is why I find improv so liberating because every time we stuffed up a scene
because every time we stuffed up a scene
because every time we stuffed up a scene we’d laugh about it we’d learn from it
we’d laugh about it we’d learn from it
we’d laugh about it we’d learn from it and we’d move on as adults were so
and we’d move on as adults were so
and we’d move on as adults were so fearful we’re so fearful of what other
fearful we’re so fearful of what other
fearful we’re so fearful of what other people think we’re so fearful of making
people think we’re so fearful of making
people think we’re so fearful of making mistakes because we associate failing
mistakes because we associate failing
mistakes because we associate failing with being a failure in improv we see
with being a failure in improv we see
with being a failure in improv we see failure for what it is
failure for what it is
failure for what it is an opportunity for something magical to
an opportunity for something magical to
an opportunity for something magical to happen trust in improv we work from top
happen trust in improv we work from top
happen trust in improv we work from top of mind consciousness okay
of mind consciousness okay
of mind consciousness okay that means we trust our initial impulses
that means we trust our initial impulses
that means we trust our initial impulses when we trust our initial impulses we go
when we trust our initial impulses we go
when we trust our initial impulses we go with our first ideas it serves us in
with our first ideas it serves us in
with our first ideas it serves us in improv to trust and actually hinders us
improv to trust and actually hinders us
improv to trust and actually hinders us to distrust you’ll see if you have
to distrust you’ll see if you have
to distrust you’ll see if you have co-workers who you don’t trust you won’t
co-workers who you don’t trust you won’t
co-workers who you don’t trust you won’t feel safe with them you won’t want to
feel safe with them you won’t want to
feel safe with them you won’t want to work with him so what we have found is
work with him so what we have found is
work with him so what we have found is that Trust actually leads to greater
that Trust actually leads to greater
that Trust actually leads to greater group cohesion and leads to positive
group cohesion and leads to positive
group cohesion and leads to positive social health amongst co-workers Amy
social health amongst co-workers Amy
social health amongst co-workers Amy Poehler once said that improv is like
Poehler once said that improv is like
Poehler once said that improv is like the military you leave no man behind
the military you leave no man behind
the military you leave no man behind now improv forms a great framework to
now improv forms a great framework to
now improv forms a great framework to create a positive atmosphere for
create a positive atmosphere for
create a positive atmosphere for productivity teamwork and collaboration
productivity teamwork and collaboration
productivity teamwork and collaboration in improv every single person is a
in improv every single person is a
in improv every single person is a supporting actor and what that means is
supporting actor and what that means is
supporting actor and what that means is making the other guy look like a genius
making the other guy look like a genius
making the other guy look like a genius is just as important in professional and
is just as important in professional and
is just as important in professional and personal relationships as it is in
personal relationships as it is in
personal relationships as it is in comedy what we found through training
comedy what we found through training
comedy what we found through training through developing an awesome solid
through developing an awesome solid
through developing an awesome solid improv troupe is that when we support
improv troupe is that when we support
improv troupe is that when we support each other when we have each other’s
each other when we have each other’s
each other when we have each other’s backs we create an environment to build
backs we create an environment to build
backs we create an environment to build stronger teams to generate better ideas
stronger teams to generate better ideas
stronger teams to generate better ideas to create greater work ethic and also to
to create greater work ethic and also to
to create greater work ethic and also to give people the confidence to speak up
give people the confidence to speak up
give people the confidence to speak up authentically within a group how do I
authentically within a group how do I
authentically within a group how do I live an improv life well you got to
live an improv life well you got to
live an improv life well you got to apply these principles by applying these
apply these principles by applying these
apply these principles by applying these principles you will maintain a positive
principles you will maintain a positive
principles you will maintain a positive outlook in life you will enhance
outlook in life you will enhance
outlook in life you will enhance relationships and your lives will become
relationships and your lives will become
relationships and your lives will become amazing okay
amazing okay
amazing okay now what we need to do in order to do
now what we need to do in order to do
now what we need to do in order to do this is we need to become yes people
this is we need to become yes people
this is we need to become yes people because yes people are okay with being
because yes people are okay with being
because yes people are okay with being silly they’re okay with trying new
silly they’re okay with trying new
silly they’re okay with trying new things we need to listen actively with
things we need to listen actively with
things we need to listen actively with our whole bodies and lose agendas so we
our whole bodies and lose agendas so we
our whole bodies and lose agendas so we can be in the present moment we need to
can be in the present moment we need to
can be in the present moment we need to fail all and love failure because
fail all and love failure because
fail all and love failure because failing makes us brave because it’s an
failing makes us brave because it’s an
failing makes us brave because it’s an opportunity for revelation we need to
opportunity for revelation we need to
opportunity for revelation we need to trust ourselves and each other and
trust ourselves and each other and
trust ourselves and each other and realize that when we do trust ourselves
realize that when we do trust ourselves
realize that when we do trust ourselves in each other anything and everything is
in each other anything and everything is
in each other anything and everything is possible
so improv is a wonderful structure it’s
so improv is a wonderful structure it’s a wonderful framework for you to find
a wonderful framework for you to find
a wonderful framework for you to find your creative genius how amazing would
your creative genius how amazing would
your creative genius how amazing would your lives be if you took the step to
your lives be if you took the step to
your lives be if you took the step to improve your lives thank you very much
improve your lives thank you very much
improve your lives thank you very much thank you
thank you
thank you [Music]
you
you [Music]
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