Presentations coach
Keynote speaker
Improviser & storyteller
Writer & editor

Writing
Writer Ryan Millar writes a lot. Plays, features, scripts, short stories, comedy sketches, rap songs and an improv book. There’s also his blog, which contains 15+ years’ worth of thoughts and musings. He divides his writing time between passion projects and freelance work.
Training
Trainer Ryan Millar has been in the workshop and facilitation game for 20+ years. Drawing heavily on his improv background (and his work as a storyteller and writer), he specializes in helping individuals and businesses find creative ways to improve how they think, interact and perform.
Coaching
Coach Ryan Millar loves helping people make progress. Whether that’s helping people prepare for presentations or become better public speakers. Or sitting across from someone and unpacking their life goals, the challenges they face, and the attitudes holding them back.
Latest thoughts
Origins of a storyteller: tour guiding in Rome
Rome and the Tiber at night. PHOTO: Julius Silver / Pexels Many years ago, I arrived in Rome on a one-way ticket without much (any) idea of what I was going to do
Mistakes are the only road to success
Every failure is a step closer to getting it right. Take the example of WD-40, the go-to loosener for bike chains and squeaky hinges. It gets its name because it uses water displacement (WD) to
Coaching vs managing: questions are the key
Photo by Medienstürmer on Unsplash Last week I facilitated an online session on coaching for managers. I saw firsthand how the “managers’ mindset” is often to jump straight to problem-solving, without taking the time to
A mugful of words to live by
I just spent a big chunk of time back in Canada, visiting family and generally digging my roots back into the soil. While there, my mom gave me an old mug of mine she'd clearly