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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.
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Honoring Your Story, The Good, The Bad, The Ugly with Lamarr Lewis
Storytelling has a funny way of bringing people together and connecting them. That sense of connection is exactly what this episode of Improvly Speaking is all about. Dayna Gowan welcomes mental…
S1E52 Helping Good People Take Up Space & Ridding the World of Boring Presentations with Jordan Hirsch
What if the people with the best ideas spoke up more often? In this episode of Improvly Speaking, Dayna Gowan sits down with speaker, coach, and improviser Jordan Hirsch to talk about confidence,…
S1E51 Releasing All the Judgements and Expectations…A Special 50 Episodes Celebration!
Fifty episodes. Five thousand downloads. And a whole lot of doubt, courage, and creative growth in between.In this special solo episode, Dayna pauses to celebrate a major milestone for Improvly…
S1E50 Play, Profits, & Psychological Safety: Rediscovering Your Inner Child with Rona Lewis
On this episode of Improvly Speaking, Dayna sits down with the incomparable Rona Lewis — leadership and communication coach, keynote speaker, experiential learning facilitator, and unapologetic play…
S1E49 Becoming a Boulder Hero & Creating Space for Connection with Jessilee Windhaus
What happens when an only child with boundless creativity decides to transform her hometown’s comedy scene? Jessilee Windhaus, founder of Haus of Comedy in Sacramento, shares how her love of improv…
S1E48 Speak Easy and Run Towards the Scary Things with Brian Lafontaine
When you’ve spent years performing on stage, doing standup, and speaking in front of crowds, you learn one thing very quickly: nothing ever goes exactly as planned. In this episode of Improvly…
Being Comfortable with the Uncomfortable with Jacque Arend
If there’s one thing that improvisation teaches us, it’s that life rarely follows a script. For Jacque Arend, Managing Director of Camp Improv Utopia and Executive Director of Savi Fest, that truth…
S1E46 Uncertainty is My Friend: A Postpartum Life Update and the Mantra that Keeps Me Grounded
After a podcasting hiatus, Dayna Gowan is back behind the mic – and she’s got a lot to share. In this solo episode, Dayna opens up about the wild ride that has been new motherhood, from unexpected…
S1E45 Punchlines & Progress: Jessica Halem's Journey of Comedy, Advocacy, & Connection
On this episode of Improvly Speaking, Dayna Gowan sits down with the incredible Jessica Halem, a powerhouse public speaker, communication strategist, LGBTQ+ health equity advocate, and a former…
S1E44 Improvly Parenting: A Comedy Show in Real Life with Matthew Krekeler, Host of Girl Dad Nation Podcast
Parenting can be just like improv (aka Improvly Parenting) – you never know what’s coming next, and you just have to roll with it. That’s exactly the kind of real talk you get on the Improvly…
S1E43 Yes, And Healing: Using Improv in Therapy with Salma Soliman
What happens when you combine the compassion of a therapist with the quick-thinking creativity of an improviser? You get someone like Salma Soliman – a licensed therapist and the founder of Brave…
S1E42 Brewing Up Improv, Business, and Big Dreams with Tony DeRosa
Today on Improvly Speaking, we hear from Tony DeRosa, owner and co-founder of hear.say brewing + theater, a new improv theater and brewery in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Tony blends his love of improv with…
S1E41 How to Strengthen, Support, and Fall in Love with Your Voice with Susan Murphy
What do you think of your voice? If your answer is anything uncertain or negative, you’re definitely not alone. But as this week’s guest on Improvly Speaking proves, your voice isn’t something to…
S1E40 Exploring Ecstatic Dance, Psychedelic-Assisted Therapy, and Mindfulness with Dr. Bob Swoap
Have you ever felt completely lost in the rhythm of music, moving without thinking, and experiencing pure joy? That’s the essence of ecstatic dance – a practice that blends movement, community, and…
S1E39 The Value of a Bold Choice: Jesse Greenfield on Starting the Kaleidoscope Training Center
Jesse Greenfield first appeared on the show nearly a year ago, and so much has changed since then! In this episode of Improvly Speaking, we catch up on their incredible journey, including the launch…
S1E38 The Power of Playback Theatre to Bring People Together with Ferran Luengo
Ferran Luengo is a Spanish actor, improviser and applied theatre facilitator based in London. He has his postgraduate on theatre in education and Applied theatre master degree. Ferran is passionate…
S1E37 All Improv, All In with Brian James O'Connell
Brian James O'Connell (or BOC as most people call him), is a working actor, writer, director, filmmaker and teacher based in Los Angeles. As a regular performer, coach and teacher, Brian derives most…
S1E36 Putting Yourself Out There and Making Discoveries On Stage with Amanda Bonar
Amanda Bonar is an improv and sketch comedian based in Los Angeles. You can find her performing in the Sober Show and Do the Dumb shows at UCB, as well as other shows at the Clubhouse in LA. Amanda…
S1E35 Improv Is For All Ages, Including Older Adults with Paula Dirkes
Paula Dirkes is an improvisational theater fan, actor, and facilitator based in metro Detroit, Michigan. She has spent over 20 years in the improv theater community as a performer and improv games…
S1E34 Access the Issue and Push It Out of the Tissue with Susan Bartley
I promise the episode title will make more sense once you listen to the episode. :) It's amazing all that can happen in a year! My bestie Susan Bartley joins the podcast again for a part 2 episode to…
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