Expert advice
Tom Young is an improvisor, founding member of The Same Faces improv group, and an organiser of The British Improv Project. british improvproject.com
Emma Hackett is a wellbeing coach who works with people who are chronically stressed, drawing on positive psychology and mindfulness-based stress reduction. emmahackett.co.uk
Would you ever (in a million years) put yourself in the position of performing an improvised dramatic or comic scene in front of other people? No preparation, no time to plan, a completely spontaneous creation?
There are plenty of folk who thrive on this kind of thing, and even if you’re a bit of an introvert like me, or you think that putting yourself in that situation will bring nothing but unnecessary anxiety, it’s worth considering. Counter-intuitively, taking part in an improv workshop could ultimately help you to feel less anxious.
It could also lead you to some interesting and life-affirming revelations, and perhaps make you a little braver in the process.
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