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Spreading the Transforming Power of Improvisation

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Marc Rowland posted the link THE BITTER END

Scripted comedy webseries made by Montreal improvisors.

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Alan Montague replied to Allison Gilmore's discussion 'Silly Question' in the group AIN 2009 Portland, OR

The Jam is scheduled for after the Banquet on Friday. However you never know what might happen on Thursday night as well. One thing I would add is that as we will be moving between buildings a bit and the Pacific Northwest is known for having a t...

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Munir Rashid replied to Zohar Adner's discussion 'Portland roommates!' in the group AIN 2009 Portland, OR

Hi Alain, It turns out Drew needs a room all three nights so he and I will share a room. Good Luck!

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Jodi Cohen commented on Leif Hansen's group 'AIN 2009 Portland, OR'

karen: i arrive wednesday at 1;10 pm. am not sure who's picking me up yet, as i have friends there, but i'll see if we can give you a ride to the edgefield. i'll be in touch!

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Mike Weaver replied to Zohar Adner's discussion 'Portland roommates!' in the group AIN 2009 Portland, OR

No worries.

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Mike Everett-Lane, Sasha Taylor, Darlene Sorensen and 4 more joined The Applied Improvisation Network

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Munir Rashid replied to Zohar Adner's discussion 'Portland roommates!' in the group AIN 2009 Portland, OR

Hi Alain, I have a room with two queen beds, booked for Thursday, Friday, and Saturday nights. It's in the power station building at edgefield, 10 steps from the main building. You can email me at munir@creatingresults.info for more details.

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Drew Tarvin replied to Zohar Adner's discussion 'Portland roommates!' in the group AIN 2009 Portland, OR

Mike--Munir has a room with a double for the nights I'll be there. Does it screw up your plans if I stay with him? -Drew

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Drew Tarvin replied to Zohar Adner's discussion 'Portland roommates!' in the group AIN 2009 Portland, OR

Munir--Let me check with Mike and I'll get back to you.

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Karen Dawson commented on Leif Hansen's group 'AIN 2009 Portland, OR'

I arrive (if Air Canada cooperates with my vision of when I arrive) at 1:37 pm on Wednesday, November 11th. I'm up for sharing a cab if there are any early-afternooners out there looking for a travel buddy.

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Alain Rostain replied to Zohar Adner's discussion 'Portland roommates!' in the group AIN 2009 Portland, OR

Hi... I just changed my plans and will be wanting to stay at the edgefield after all. Is there anyone willing to share a room? --- Alain

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William Hall added a discussion

Long Form Improv Warm Up Exercise

Long Form Warm Up Exercise 1. Players stand in a circle. 2. Identify the kind of Long form you are going to explore. (for example, film noir) 3. Players toss an imaginary ball around the circle (like sound ball). 4. When they throw the ball they ...

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Alain Rostain replied to Allison Gilmore's discussion 'Silly Question' in the group AIN 2009 Portland, OR

Looks like you got a lot more help from the women than from this man!!! Glad to see it.

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Sue Walden replied to Allison Gilmore's discussion 'Silly Question' in the group AIN 2009 Portland, OR

If I recall correctly, dancing often happens after the banquet and improv jam... and think "playfully festive dressy" rather than "standard dressy" -- I think a woman can distinguish the fine line, and because there're a lot of different activitie...

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AIN Spotlight (Latest News)...

1100+ Members Collaborating!
There's still time to register.
Main conference hotel is now booked full. Here's an alternative only 10 minutes walk away. You can also search for a roommate at Edgfield.
The Portland draft schedule is now out! Click on the below image to see the online version, or click here to download the pdf. Click here to download the current workshop descriptions
Tip: The more you give here, the more you'll get. Read a member's profile and make a personal connection (comment on their wall perhaps?); Write a blog post (shorter is actually better, less intimidating to write AND read); add media; start or contribute to forums. The 'web 2.0' secret is: Add value and you'll GET value :)

Get involved and spread the word!

The 2009 AIN Conference is going to be a fun and inspiring event and will help boost your business by connecting you to an amazing network of friends and peers and by equipping you with innovative and powerful new ideas, skills and activities.

More on getting involved and promoting the conference via twitter in this discussion.

Everybody's 'tweets' which contain #appliedimprov09 will show up in this stream below, so its good publicity for you as well as us!

Member Videos

Death to Death

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Flash Mob Against Poverty in FAO Atrium on WFD for Stand Up Campaign (16 Oct '09 @ 1310)

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Using Twitter to Promote Your AI Business -what is your twitter name? 29 Replies

For those of you who aren't yet on Twitter, I'd highly recommend setting up an account. Twitter falls into the genre of 'microblogging' and is a cross between blogs and chats --in that you leave ve...

Tagged: hashtags, conferences, appliedimprov, howto, twitter

Started by Leif Hansen in Creating a successful business. Last reply by Gregg Fraley Nov 4.

10 key problems in corporate governance and workplace relations 4 Replies

Hi everyone! loath as I am to make my first thread a query, I am wracking my brain trying to come up with 10 problems in the executive and business realm which improv can solve. currently I have: ...

Started by Marlon H D Emil in Creating a successful business. Last reply by Henk van der Steen Oct 3.

Are you a 'Passion-led Professional'? 1 Reply

I think I've finally coined a term to describe myself and a primary audience who I love working with: "Passion-led Professionals". Regardless of whether you like the term (though I would love feed...

Tagged: survey, passion

Started by Leif Hansen in Creating a successful business. Last reply by Leif Hansen Jul 29.

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Long Form Improv Warm Up Exercise

Genre Circle Long Form Warm Up Exercise 1. Players stand in a circle. 2. Identify the kind of Long form you are going to explore. (for example, film noir) 3. Players toss an imaginary ball...

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Do you deliver programs in communications skills?

Leadership Presence and Persuasion Set List Ola, I just delivered a session on Presence and Persuasion for supervisors/managers at a recreation facility. A very high energy group that wanted...

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Using Twitter to Promote Your AI Business -what is your twitter name?

My twitter id is @greggfraley

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Member Blog Posts

It Started with Camp Magic....

Leif Hansen is Chief Engagement Officer for
Spark
Interaction . For over two decades he has been
combining collaboration with creativity to inspire, engage and
connect individuals and groups. Helping people discover a deeper
level of trust, support, purpose, fun and creativity in their
personal lives and workplaces is what keeps Leif happy.

Interview with Leif Hansen

TGL: So, how did you get into the world of

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Posted by Leif Hansen on November 5, 2009 at 5:47pm

Free eBook: Social Network Marketing, 12 Steps for Success

I got this one from a friend last night and read it cover to cover. This should help us all get to the next level in regards to marketing on social networks and social media.

You can download it here:
http://tinyurl.com/ybbbdo9

Posted by Anahi Alexander on October 9, 2009 at 1:36pm

Robert McKee's book "Story"

I love Robert McKee's book on screenwriting called "Story". There are so many ideas about how to be a good writer (how to handle exposition, creating strong antagonists, reinventing genre, etc.).

If you understand a theory, you can design a game/exercise to practice it. So many of his ideas easily lent themselves to design exercises that can make you both a better storyteller as well as being a better improviser.

DETAIL vs CLICHE
pg. 4 “An archetypal story creates settings and characters so ra… Continue

Posted by Ann Feehan on October 1, 2009 at 7:30pm