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TPD 275 – Improvising with Pre-designed Bits

Today I compare being a teaching artist with being a stand-up comedian.

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Music for this show is by Eliott Drozd.
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Voiceover by Tara Platt
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TPD 274 – Gameful Events

Workshop activities can feel more immersive when set up as a game.

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TPD 273 – Pacing

Thinking about purposeful pauses and pacing when presenting.

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Music for this show is by Eliott Drozd.
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TPD 272 – Fluency

Sharing a few thoughts about what the students need to see in a visual demo.

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Music for this show is by Eliott Drozd.
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TPD 271 – Pricing

Today I spend a little time talking about pricing your workshops.

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Music for this show is by Eliott Drozd.
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TPD 270 – You Can’t Get Too Specific

Narrowing down to one idea for a lesson plan can sound reductive (it did to me, at least), but it will help you focus and create entry points for students.

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Music for this show is by Eliott Drozd.
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TPD 269 – Perspective Taking & Classroom Language

This time I talk about the words I use in my workshop classrooms and how perspective taking figures into my job as a teaching artist.

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Music for this show is by Eliott Drozd.
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Voiceover by Tara Platt
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TPD 263 – Art Soundoff Four Million Years Later

It’s Art Soundoff time again, and today I check in with my plans for the 2019 series of Thunder Punch Daily essays.

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Music for this show is by Eliott Drozd.
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Voiceover by Tara Platt
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TPD 262 – It’s Not Up To Me

Today I wrap up my entries for this year’s Art Soundoff by thinking about my comfort zones in journaling and how my feelings change when I consider that the audience ultimately gets to decide whether or not TPD is useful.

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Music for this show is by Eliott Drozd.
Audio hosting provided by Ka-Blam Digital Printing and IndyPlanet Digital
Voiceover by Tara Platt
Jerzy on Google+
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TPD 261 – Preserving Energy & Mini-Comics

Today I share some more reflections on how my work has changed since ditching a step. I also react a little to Owen Jollands’ comparison between mini-comics and strength training.

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Music for this show is by Eliott Drozd.
Audio hosting provided by Ka-Blam Digital Printing and IndyPlanet Digital
Voiceover by Tara Platt
Jerzy on Google+
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