Posts by Joe Samuel
Creator, Editor and flow. – The Maydays
[ad_1] Improv gives us the opportunity as artists to create something and then immediately move on to create something else. This gives us enormous freedom to suppress our judgement of our work as there is no time to edit it. This is liberating and taps into the flow state which so many of us crave…
Read MoreTis the season to be online
[ad_1] There has never been more need for connection, laughter and escape than 2020. With the end of the year approaching fast, it is clear that the traditional celebrations, parties and events will be stripped back or will not take place at all. As for socialising online, we all know it can be awkward and…
Read More10 Ways to stay focussed as a zoom participant
[ad_1] Like it or not, many of us will now be using online conferencing tools such as Zoom or Microsoft Teams to stay connected to our work and our friends and it looks like this will be an enduring effect of the pandemic. There are, of course, good and bad points to this, but during…
Read More10 Ways to keep people focussed in Zoom meetings
[ad_1] It is now a fact of life that much of our work will happen remotely over video conferencing, and perhaps this is one of the positives that will come out of the pandemic. However it can be hard to remain focussed, present and active while staring at a webcam. In the world of improv…
Read MoreWhat building a table taught me about Improv and everything.
[ad_1] I am not a carpenter. I would go a little further and say that most things I have attempted to construct from wood in the past have stayed together more through optimism than joinery. So when I conceived the idea of a bespoke bedside table for the rather unique space to my left as…
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