Writing

ryan millar red background amsterdam improvRyan writes short film scripts, plays, feature articles, short fiction, true stories, comedy sketches, songs and other stuff as well.

For clients

His experience as a copywriter includes writing short and long copy for clients like Levi’s and Alexander & James and the Tropen Institute.

In addition he has written and edited numerous scripts for corporate videos, sketch comedy shows, and independent short films. Clients for this work include Shell Technology Centre, HEINEKEN, Microsoft, and ING, among others.

In the past he was the original copywriter, and later the Head of Content, for Dutch scale-up Tiqets and the Chief Editor for Signify, the world leader in lighting.

Other

Ryan has written numerous feature articles, his regular blog, an award-winning play, two one-man shows, comedy sketches and stand-up comedy, as well as many short stories. He also regular consults with companies on their content strategy, content creation processes, and overall way of communicating.

His most recent book, on public speaking, is called The Confident Presenter, and it came out in summer 2023. His first book TAKE IT EASY™ – and more advice for improvisers was published in 2018.

Backstage at El Maestro 2017 PHOTO: Keef Williams

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