Jason Moran:
Originally from Co. Mayo in the west of Ireland, I studied Computer Science in Donegal and after graduating moved to Dublin began working in IT Testing while attending drama school in the evenings at the Gaiety School and Dublin School of Drama.
After moving to the UK in 2008 I took up Improvisation and it changed my life. Aside from having fun and meeting great people that I am still in touch with today. I began to embrace and leverage the transferable skills of the art form.
I co-founded LIVEWIRED Comedy Impro troupe in 2016 and began teaching and coaching improv as well as performing it.
After running several improv gyms for corporate teams it occurred to me that people development had become my purpose.
I moved into learning and development in 2018 and have been partnering with teams, designing and facilitating learning workshops ever since.
Experimental learning, applied improvisation, getting groups to do rather then listen and having individuals find what makes them unique is at the core of my facilitation style and learning beliefs.
With 18 years of corporate experience, including eight years in Learning & Development, I bring a practical understanding of the challenges organisations face when developing their people. My expertise spans leadership development, communication, stakeholder capability and employee engagement.
Improvisation A Practical Guide - Jason Moran
Improvisation is a highly creative and collaborative art form, encompassing the skills of storytelling, character creation and stage presence all in the moment. However, with an array of styles and techniques to choose from, it can be hard for new practitioners to negotiate the moving parts and find their own individuality. In this practical guide, Artistic Director and improv expert Jason Moran explores the basic pillars of improvisation and explains how to practically apply these in an improvised scene, game or situation. Each chapter showcases a different pillar and offers a practical checklist to make each scene interesting and robust. This helpful book unpacks and analyses real-life improvised examples from the stage, rehearsal room and classroom, illustrating to the reader what works well and what could work better, making it essential reading for actors, presenters and anyone who wants to increase their confidence in public performances.
ISBN: 9781785009310 - Available from The Crowood press
"Do not compare, do not measure. No other way is like yours. All other ways deceive and tempt you. You must fulfil the way that is in you."
- Carl Gustav Jung