Скачать или смотреть Growth Talks Podcast - Improvisation in Public Speaking with Paul Z Jackson - Episode7

In this podcast episode, I talk to a fellow coach, Paul Z Jackson about why improvisation is so important in public speaking. Today, we discuss challenges that people face when speaking in public and what’s preventing us from embracing improvisation. Also, Paul provides some tips on how to improvise better and feel more confident.

Paul Z Jackson brings out the best in people as a facilitator, coach, and trainer of trainers and facilitators around the world. He is a leader in the application of improvisation in the UK and around the world. Co-founder and long-time President of the Applied Improvisation Network, he designs and leads projects, workshops and training programmes that transform lives by developing collaborative skills. Clients include P&G, Crossrail, Tate, Google and Lush.

He draws on his experiences in journalism, comedy production and at the BBC to design and deliver impactful, story-rich events that connect directly to the needs of the participants. After ten years as a journalist with the Thomson Organisation, his interest in improvisation and comedy led to setting up a series of performing groups that nurtured the talents of Steve Coogan, Rob Brydon and Ruth Jones. As a script-editor and senior producer with BBC Radio 4, he introduced dozens of writers to their first professional contracts.

A graduate of Oxford University, he is co-author of the ground-breaking book, The Solutions Focus – Making Coaching and Change SIMPLE, rated as one of the Top 30 business books of the year in the USA and the study guide Positively Speaking – the art of constructive conversations with a solutions focus. His other books include Impro Learning, 58½ Ways To Improvise In Training, The Inspirational Trainer, Resilience Pocketbook and Easy.

If you'd like to learn more about Paul, visit his website https://impro.org.uk/ and follow him on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/paulzjack...

Chapters:
0:00 Intro
0:45 Can you share a little bit about yourself?
2:54 What are common challenges business people face when speaking in public?
4:20 What can we do to minimize the stage fright / the panic before going out on the stage?
6:53 Why is improvisation important in public speaking?
8:55 How can we prepare and be more comfortable with improvisation?
20:54 What’s preventing us from embracing improvisation?
23:12 How to get back to the structure if you get carried away with improvisation?
23:50 Paul’s tips and advice
27:03 How to get in touch with Paul?
28:25 Outro


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Snezana is a certified ICF coach with the focus on growth mindset, productivity and accountability. To learn more about her and her work, visit her website or follow her on LinkedIn.

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