Improvly Speaking
Dayna Gowan is a speaker, improviser, and Facilitator of Fun, and the Founder of Improvly Speaking. Each episode, she brings you golden, beautiful, delicious nuggets of wisdom about public speaking, improv, performance, creativity and anything in between. Learning public speaking and improvisation skills has changed her life and made her a more confident speaker, colleague, and friend. Listeners will be inspired to face their public speaking fears, try new things, flex their creativity muscles, and say “Yes, and…” to challenges and roadblocks in both their personal and professional lives.
- Update frequency
- every 17 days
- Average duration
- 88 minutes
- Episodes
- 47
- Years Active
- 2022 - 2025
Get through the Cringe
Have you ever tried something new and immediately sucked at it the first time(s) you did it? Well congrats, that's normal! Then you practice the new activity for months or even years, and you expect …
Improvly Slaying on Social Media with Madeleine Chalk
Madeleine Chalk is a digital creator, comedian, and singer, and she slays on social media with her "These Lyrics But..." videos. In this episode, Madeleine shares her comedic journey and how she impr…
Defeating Burnout through Expansive Intimacy and Improv (Improvacy?) with Jim Young
Jim Young is a Men's Burnout and Leadership Coach, and he just wrote a book called Expansive Intimacy: How "Tough Guys" Defeat Burnout. Jim is also an improviser, and he uses applied improv technique…
Improvly Cooking with Chef Rebecca Klaskala
Chef Rebecca Klaskala joins this episode to discuss life in the kitchen and how cooking can be viewed as a performance. We also discuss how improvisation skills show up when cooking, planning menus, …
Origin Story: From Terribly Speaking to Improvly Speaking
Every podcast needs an origin story to explain why the podcast host feels the need to create this podcast even though everyone and their mom has a podcast right now. Origin stories are full of plenty…
Using Improv to Conquer Public Speaking Fears with Victoria Koenitzer
Victoria Koenitzer is an Associate Attorney in San Diego, CA. During Law School, she realized she needed to get over her fear of public speaking if she was going to succeed in her law career. She dec…
BONUS: Improvly Speaking Jingle
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Warning: It will easily get stuck in your head!
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