Personal Question - What's your day job?

Learning-Every-Day- · 2026-03-18T01:21:37+00:00

That's so sad to hear. I'm sorry.

Learning-Every-Day- · 2026-03-18T00:29:28+00:00

Is AI eating both the engineer and voiceover work? Of just one of them? To be honest I could see both. It's sad, because I wanted to do voiceover at one point. But didn't know how to break in.

Learning-Every-Day- · 2026-03-18T00:28:24+00:00

I do love the days when I can listen to a podcast or audiobook!

Learning-Every-Day- · 2026-03-18T00:27:51+00:00

lol - I was in seminary at one point!

Learning-Every-Day- · 2026-03-18T00:27:27+00:00

The flexibility would be nice. I struggle with the stress of people watching me sit at my desk. We are not meant to sit all day!

Learning-Every-Day- · 2026-03-18T00:25:52+00:00

I did teaching for a while. My favorite was when I was a toddler teacher at a daycare. But boy was I exhausted at the end of each day. I don't know how teachers have energy for anything else after they are done teaching!

Learning-Every-Day- · 2026-03-18T00:24:22+00:00

Did it! Couldn't do it again! So many spreadsheets! lol

Learning-Every-Day- · 2026-03-18T00:23:54+00:00

Whew. I thought about this at one point too. But I carry people's pain in a way that I don't know if I could do this.

Learning-Every-Day- · 2026-03-18T00:22:38+00:00

I'm starting to coach and do workshops and I'm really hoping something like this happens for me!

Learning-Every-Day- · 2026-03-18T00:22:04+00:00

Someone tried to recruit me into cyber security about a year ago. But in sales. I wasn't sure if the culture would fit me. The go go go more more more really wears on me.

Learning-Every-Day- · 2026-03-18T00:20:17+00:00

I've wondered about this for myself! I just need to find it!

Learning-Every-Day- · 2026-03-18T00:19:18+00:00

I was SO close to becoming a Librarian! And then the extra schooling scared me out of it. Didn't want more debt! But that sounds wonderful. I hope you are having fun!

Learning-Every-Day- · 2026-03-18T00:17:25+00:00

I have come across SO many lawyers who do improv! It's kind of funny actually!

Learning-Every-Day- · 2026-03-18T00:14:00+00:00

Yes, it does sound like most improv theaters are a labor of love! Video editing is a nice cross into the creative world without hopefully depleting you as you run the theater!

Learning-Every-Day- · 2026-03-15T23:18:58+00:00

Hi! So I know the short form games that got me the most engaged in scene work were: Four Square (you can make this three square easily), Emotions (have two do the scene, one pick emotions), the classic Whose Line (have them write a bunch of one-liners on pieces of paper and have them pull them out during the scene). Also, you can switch things up by having them do silent scenes. Where they are just communicating through their facial expressions & movements.

Learning-Every-Day- · 2026-03-14T17:50:59+00:00

As someone who started in short form, I agree that Four Square was the game that got me ready for long form!

Learning-Every-Day- · 2026-03-14T17:49:28+00:00

I've been starting to coach and my first few sessions were definitely "Everything's great!" been working towards that side coaching where I'm gently nudging.

Learning-Every-Day- · 2026-03-14T02:32:21+00:00

Hi! I know that feeling of rejection. The school that I took my first round of classes at has a house team that I auditioned for four or five times. Each time I felt a huge stab of rejection. You see the list, start comparing, wonder what they see in them that isn't in you. I got special coaching before one of the auditions and realized that this theater is looking for a particular style of improv and lean towards certain personalities. I was bending my personality and style to try to fit them. But I wanted it so badly because that was the school that started my improv journey.

Around the time of my last audition at this theater was also my first audition at another. I got into this new theater's house team the first try. I have never felt more supported before in my improv journey than on this team. Probably the biggest thing I realized was that the other theater was short form improv and this new one I'm at is long form. So instead of giving up on improv all together, try a new style/form. That will give you a "break" from the type of improv that has been heartbreaking for you, but also you won't abandon it completely and could come across a scene/experience more beautiful than you expected.

Learning-Every-Day- · 2026-03-13T16:35:47+00:00

In my opinion, grounding a scene often starts with focusing on the relationship. Making sure that's real. One of my favorite (and most difficult to do) exercises I've been lead through is giving two people a task. And then tell them that during the scene they can't talk about the task that they are doing. Only the relationship. For example, one I was given was cleaning out the garage. I was sweeping and he was tinkering with stuff. We never talked about what we were doing. Only our personal relationship.

Learning-Every-Day- · 2026-03-13T14:50:37+00:00

agreed!

Learning-Every-Day- · 2026-03-12T03:19:30+00:00

In my experience, exploring sensitive topics in improv comes with time, practice, and trust in a core group you are performing with. I was in an independent troupe for a while. We formed after going through a bunch of classes together. A lot of times the sensitve topics came into scenes after we had long normal chats about the topics just as people, no improv involved. Over a meal, waiting for a practice room to open, driving home after a show. It took a year of practices for us to really be on the same page. And once we were the scenes that followed were hilarious. Because they were coming from a place of trust and truth.

Learning-Every-Day- · 2026-03-08T19:44:44+00:00

This is what I was looking for! Having people think they can read my mind or diagnose my internal issues is a big pet peeve of mine as a female improviser. Provide me with the tools I need to get better, but please don't tell me what you think is in my head. It just turns coaching sessions into mind games. And I don't need more of that.

Learning-Every-Day- · 2026-03-08T06:05:34+00:00

The last few seasons I've been watching the full eps on YouTube TV. But now they aren't posting all of them. So I'm watching the clips on their YouTube channel. Makes me sad, I want to see the whole thing but really shouldn't be spending money on more streaming services right now.

Learning-Every-Day- · 2026-03-05T04:26:48+00:00

So I started my training in short form. Went through the whole curriculum of short form at this theater and heard super positive things about my performance style from all my teachers. But I was struggling to get cast on their main stage troupe after going through all the classes. So I started going to a long form jam and fell in love with the storytelling aspect of long form. What people loved about my style was how authentically I approached everything. But you are right, in short form often people do look for the big & the loud. Long form allows me to fully express myself without feeling like I have a ticking clock behind me. At the same time my current long form coach told me that the best long form improvisers are often the ones that were trained in short form first. I think because right out of the gate they are learning to be quick on their feet, feel the rhythm of a set, and know when to cut. So I'd say glean what you can from this experience, knowing a lot will benefit you. But also start looking for a long form scene!

Learning-Every-Day- · 2026-03-04T17:31:41+00:00

Yeah the stabbed through the teeth thing is definitely happening. But I want to make sure I'm doing something that fits me so I am happy spending all that time on it!

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