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
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
PHOTO CREDIT: Benjamin Arthur As a professional public speaking and presentations coach, I've got to be working to keep what I do fresh. Stale material doesn't fly. I keep swapping and changing resources
Though not as extroverted in reality as I present, I definitely am an extrovert. I like people. I thrive on social contact. And years into pandemia, I don't get enough of it. But this year
Last fall, I inherited a writing group on Meetup. It's a place for writing and storytelling workshops, which is something I've done a lot fo, and want to do more of. Great! So to get
For the past few years, I've been making Christmas playlists on Spotify. Initially, they were a rambunctious rollicking roll through genres and eras, but lately they've been tending more to brooding indie rock, with some
Some months ago I recorded a podcast episode of "In conversation with Dave Morris and Jason Geary", two friends and veteran improvisers. We talked a lot about improv philosophy, my improv origins, and just had
I hold before me a toy wooden car. It's unfinished wood. Imperfect. Heavy and clunky, like a station wagon from the 80s. But it's mine. Well, it's my children's, but I made it. I brought
I'm driven. I devour productivity hacks, I devote a lot of mental space to doing more, building habits, setting goals, being more efficient. Even things like meditating and yoga, which I should really do as
Life is good. As I type this I'm sitting in the living room of my father-in-law's weekend house in the hills of Umbria. The girls are playing by the pool, and I'm about to join
“I LOVED the fucking GREAT and positive energies in the workshop. They so got me going. Perhaps the highest moment during this festival was laughing in the workshop (to the dances… :)).”
“Ryan is an incredible teacher. He took a straggling group of beginners and turned us into a viable company of improvisational actors who regularly perform together – in front of actual, paying, repeat customers.”
“Your Taking It Easy session helped me relax more into the truth of a scene and let it grow more organically instead of pushing too hard to make it funny or dramatic. I loved that you were really clear about what you wanted us to get and how the exercises played into the scene work we did later. I really got a lot from one short session.”
“Ryan’s coaching sessions really improved my public speaking skills and made my presentations much more interesting for my audience.”
“Thank you for your positive spirit, energy and creativity. Your public speaking sessions really helped me feel more comfortable standing in front of a group of people.”
“Working with you was an absolute blast! I’ll take your writing advice with me wherever I go.”
“I’ve benefitted immensely from this journey which I would recommend to anyone looking to learn more about themselves in a fun, immersive way.”
“Ryan really made the most out of the workshop. No time-wasting. He gets to the point quickly, in a clear and effective way.”
“Ryan is a great teacher, very serious (and very funny!) gives great coaching during scenes! I had a great time studying with him!!”
“Very inspiring and useful workshop. Picked me up from where I’m at and helped me develop strategies to improve developing scenes and my performance skills.”
“Absolutely brilliant! Exceptional work!”
“I loved loved loved your workshop. I liked the way it was structured and meaningful. Time flew unnoticed. I liked the shortness of the exercises, the surprise and fun, and the fact that you gave me so much to explore. I now can be in an empty prison cell or in a desert island and never feel alone or bored anymore. Now I can expand my world.”
“I really admire your energy, creativity and knowledge and I’ve learned a lot from your training sessions.”
“Plenty of energy, enthusiasm, good clear guidance on how to make the scene ‘deliver results’ without killing the improviser… Ryan’s enthusiasm for improv is infectious.”
“Ryan seemed to know just what to do to get the best from everyone. I would jump at the opportunity to do another workshop led by him.”
“I especially enjoyed the clarity in all of what you were doing – I always understood what it was that you were teaching. I never felt lost. That was really awesome.”
“I’ve learned so much from you and thank you for giving me that nudge to get out of my comfort zone.”
“I thoroughly enjoyed the workshop. I learned how beautiful authenticity is, with such little moments as sharing your breakfast. Being in the moment is so amazing to see and to feel.”
“Ryan’s improv workshop is incredibly fun but also ruthlessly effective. Participants are taught to drop their inhibitions, let their imagination flow and and embrace the positive attitude at the heart of improv. They are also treated to Ryan’s personal blend of enthusiasm, wit and generosity.”
“The skills I learned from those two weekends, which were two of the most enjoyable weekends I’ve ever had, have been an invaluable tool I use to this day in my daily life, both at work and in personal interactions.”
“Thank you so much for passing your writing knowledge onto me. I learned a lot and had a lot of fun too.”
“Ryan is the most enthusiastic, positive workshop leader I have ever had the pleasure of working with. I’ve been to several of his workshops and after each session I came away with a sense of achievement and feeling that I had learnt something new.”
“Because of you my fear of speaking or presenting in front of an audience has lessened a great deal.”
Email Ryan at info@ryanmillar.com
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