Dayna Gowan

Improvly Speaking

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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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Dayna Gowan

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Get through the Cringe 15.12.2022 37:20

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 to see some major improvements. However, even after all that practice, it still feels hard, difficult, awkward, and uncomfortable, and it doesn't feel like you're making much progress. T...

Improvly Slaying on Social Media with Madeleine Chalk 08.12.2022 1:11:45

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 improvised her first stand-up set. She also gives us the behind the scenes story of how and why she started her social media channels and how she continues to produce some of her content. Madel...

Defeating Burnout through Expansive Intimacy and Improv (Improvacy?) with Jim Young 01.12.2022 1:22:41

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 techniques to teach empathy skills to workplaces, organizations, and leadership teams. In this episode, we discuss burnout, how it can affect genders differently, and how you can prevent and re...

Improvly Cooking with Chef Rebecca Klaskala 21.11.2022 1:31:52

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, and following recipes and also how making mistakes in the kitchen can turn into happy accidents and learning moments. Chef Rebecca is the Culinary School Instructor at New Orleans Culinary and Hospita...

Origin Story: From Terribly Speaking to Improvly Speaking 21.11.2022 45:16

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 of details that are usually not necessary to the overall storyline, and this episode holds true to that with mentions of the D.A.R.E. program, flamingos, St. Anthony, Hurricane Katrina, kettlebells,...

Using Improv to Conquer Public Speaking Fears with Victoria Koenitzer 16.11.2022 1:07:37

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 decided to explore improvisation through Toastmasters and taking an Improv 101 class at a local theatre. And the rest is history! Not only has she conquered her fear of public speaking, she has found a lo...

BONUS: Improvly Speaking Jingle 02.11.2022 0:31

Check out the Improvly Speaking Podcast jingle here. It's super cute! Warning: It will easily get stuck in your head! This jingle was created by The Jingle Lady. Check her out on Instagram and Fiverr for all your jingle needs! Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/thejinglelady__/ Fiverr - https://business.fiverr.com/elosllc/create-the-best-jingle-for-you Loved the episode? Now you can sen...