Esther Waterhouse

When improv performers are on stage, building something collaboratively in the moment, ‘mistakes’ happen.  Perhaps a character’s name is forgotten, or changed; maybe two characters get given the same name,…

We usually do an exercise called ‘I am a tree’ towards the end of a session, as it pulls together lots of concepts around supporting, listening to and collaborating with…

One of the things that health care professionals often struggle with is dealing with uncertainty.  It’s difficult to say ‘I don’t know’ or ‘we don’t know how things will go’…

This comment was made by a delegate at our first Medical Improv study day. She wassurprised to find that she didn’t need to state her profession, level of training, perceivedcompetence…

One of the core principles of improv is ‘yes – and’. This is taking what is given to you by yourpartner, accepting it for what it is, and building on…

Have you ever had feedback that started with what you did well, before moving onto what youdid less well, before finishing with a positive? Or perhaps just what you did…

Most communication skills training for health care professionals is framed around scenarios thatthe participants would be expected to meet in their professional lives. This often takes the formof role plays…