What do you do when things go wrong?
In today’s scrappy video, the power literally goes out mid-workday here in Prague — and it got me thinking about one of the most important skills in voice work, improv, teaching, performance, and communication:
Not how to avoid chaos… but how to keep going when chaos shows up.
In this video, I explore:
• Why performers need to train for unpredictability
• How improv teaches you to see alternative paths instantly
• Why frameworks can actually make you less resilient
• Switching states quickly when the environment changes
• Teaching, presenting, or performing when tech fails
• The “mustache falls off” phenomenon — and why audiences love real moments
Chapters:
00:00 When things go wrong
00:13 Power outage in the flat
00:39 Improvising new options instantly
01:16 What teachers & performers can learn from this
01:59 Why rigid training fails in chaotic moments
02:36 Preparing for the unexpected
03:17 When real mistakes create real magic
03:49 The Cluedo mustache story
04:45 Why audiences love authentic accidents
05:01 Scrappy outro + back to work
If you perform, teach, improvise, present, or ever have to speak when life goes sideways, this kind of training matters. Chaos is inevitable — but your response can be trained.
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