That's right, I upskilled. Officially. Having recently successfully completed a course as a Certified Digital Marketing Professional. From the Digital Marketing Institute. The question is, why? Why did I do a course in something I'm
I've recently had an opportunity to do some pieces of one-on-one training, mentorship and coaching (in improv, entrepreneurship and public speaking, respectively). It's been great, and I think I can safely say I've been able
I’ve been making small records of my time around my birthday recently. Well, at least when I turned 40, and then again when I turned 41, and then 365 days later when I entered the
We're on a short family holiday this week. A little Dutch seaside time to kick back and relax. I've also been using this time as an opportunity to speak more Dutch. We're away from home,
I dropped a brand new music video. It's for a song called Aces & Eights and it's a western storytelling rap song. If you're into that sort of thing you'll love it. And if you're
There's a long-overdue sea change sweeping the US, and spreading internationally. Fuelled by the murder of George Floyd, the widespread, vocal, and broadly supported movement seeks nothing less than to directly address overt and implicit
Just before we went into lockdown in mid-March I was picking up some last-minute supplies (OK, toilet paper) and something caught my eye: a Rubik's Cube. I'd never actually solved one, but on a whim
It's been a long time since I've done some improv. More than a year, in fact. But I felt like we'd never been apart, when yesterday I stepped back on the "stage" after a lengthy hiatus.
I thought it might be a good idea to share my thoughts on how quarantine at home has been going. I don't have transmissions from the very beginning of our lockdown, but I do have
Social media (and indeed the overall image of ourselves we project into the world) needn’t be strictly our successes; make room to share the things that get you down as well My friend Katy Schutte
“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.”
“Thank you so much for passing your writing knowledge onto me. I learned a lot and had a lot of fun too.”
“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 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.”
“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.”
“Ryan really made the most out of the workshop. No time-wasting. He gets to the point quickly, in a clear and effective way.”
“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.”
“I really admire your energy, creativity and knowledge and I’ve learned a lot from your training sessions.”
“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.”
“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.”
“I’ve learned so much from you and thank you for giving me that nudge to get out of my comfort zone.”
“Working with you was an absolute blast! I’ll take your writing advice with me wherever I go.”
“Absolutely brilliant! Exceptional work!”
“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… :)).”
“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’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.”
“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.”
“I’ve benefitted immensely from this journey which I would recommend to anyone looking to learn more about themselves in a fun, immersive way.”
“Because of you my fear of speaking or presenting in front of an audience has lessened a great deal.”
“Ryan is a great teacher, very serious (and very funny!) gives great coaching during scenes! I had a great time studying with him!!”
“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.”
“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.”
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