Improv for Beginners: Boost Your Communication Skills
A course by Borja Cortés García-Moreno , Actor and Theater Teacher
Joined January 2022
Learn how to improve your communication, enhance your creativity, and increase your confidence in any context with theatrical improvisation techniques
Learn how to improve your communication, enhance your creativity, and increase your confidence in any context with theatrical improvisation techniques
Joined January 2022
The unexpected can be both scary and incredibly exciting, it all depends on your attitude and the tools you have at hand. In this online course, discover how to be more spontaneous and learn to react creatively to life's unforeseen circumstances through the art of improvisation.
Actor and theater teacher Borja Cortés shows you improvisation skills to improve your communication as well as boost your creativity and confidence in both professional and personal settings. Throughout the course, complete a series of practical exercises to help you overcome panic or mental blocks while exploring outside your comfort zone.
What will you learn in this online course?
14 lessons & 20 downloads
- 98% positive reviews (47)
- 2,208 students
- 14 lessons (2h 0m)
- 20 additional resources (7 files)
- Online and at your own pace
- Available on the app
- Audio: Spanish
- Spanish · English · Portuguese · German · French · Italian · Polish · Dutch
- Level: Beginner
- Unlimited access forever
What is this course's project?
Record yourself talking about a subject you're familiar with for around four minutes, while adapting to whatever external stimuli are thrown your way.
Who is this online course for?
Anyone wanting to boost their creativity and improve their expressive capabilities, whether on a professional or personal level.
Requirements and materials
No prior knowledge is necessary to take this course.
A space where you can stand and move around freely is recommended, as well as someone to join you for the exercises in pairs.
Reviews
A course by Borja Cortés García-Moreno
Borja Cortés is an actor and theater teacher, as well as a creativity and public speaking coach, who has become an expert in improv over the past 26 years. He currently forms part of two of the most well-known improvisation companies in Spain: Impromadrid Teatro, of which he is a founding partner, and Jamming Teatro.
He also teaches courses and workshops on improv as a personal development tool that can be applied in different areas, from artistic to business settings, which has led him to work with companies like Renfe, Alcampo, and Accor. Additionally, he works as an actor for theater productions and a range of audiovisual projects.
Content
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U1
Introduction
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About Me
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Influences
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U2
Preparation
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What Is Improvisation and What Is It For?
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Improvisation Techniques
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Expressiveness and Communication
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U3
Practice and Training
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Warming Up
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The Listening
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Spontaneity: Impulses and Action-Reaction
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The Rebound: Capacity for Association and Creativity
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Acceptance and Adaptation
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Risk Practices: Training and Example
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U4
Creativity and Improvisation
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Creativity as a Muscle
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Creative Practices for Everyday
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Risk Practices: Your Project
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FP
Final project
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Improv for Beginners: Boost Your Communication Skills
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I like it!
arlanzaarantes
PlusMuito bom! Muito didático e prazeroso de fazer.
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aquariancore
The course is excellent. I am using this to enhance my preparation for a stand up show. There are a couple of exercises that work for me. They will step up my game as there is a 21 year gap since my last performance. There are other that require two people and my other person is away. Stand up, hosting or any kind of performance this will benefit you. Definitely with public speaking. I am happy
sebaildonald
Excelente.
Este hombre es un genio en desarrollar la creatividad con la practica y teoría. Un arte hecho fácil.
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javierrk014
muy bueno, aprendes como expresarte
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