Clowning Around Podcast Emma Stroud

How do we really connect with each other?  Why does this matter?  How can we get better at connecting to help us in life and business.  Join Em as she chats to the author of The Lost Art of Connecting Susan Mcpherson in a truly insightful and engaging conversations – plus you will learn some very cool stuff about Dolphins... they really do know how to connect!
Follow Susan:
Instagram: @susanmcp1
LinkedIn:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/susanmcpherson/
Twitter:  @susanmcp1
About Susan McPherson:
Susan McPherson is a serial connector, seasoned communicator and founder and CEO of McPherson Strategies, a communications consultancy focused on the intersection of brands and social impact. She is the author of The Lost Art of Connecting: The Gather, Ask, Do Method for Building Meaningful Relationships. Susan has 25+ years of experience in marketing, public relations, and sustainability communications, speaking regularly at industry conferences, and contributing to the Harvard Business Review, Fast Company, and Forbes. She has appeared on NPR and CNN, and has been featured in USA Today, The New Yorker, New York magazine, and the Los Angeles Times. Susan is a Vital Voices global corporate ambassador and has received numerous accolades for her voice on social media platforms from Fortune Magazine, Fast Company, and Elle Magazine. She resides in Brooklyn.
Her book: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Lost-Art-Connecting-Meaningful-Relationships/dp/1260469883

How do we navigate change?  When we are really changing right now what do we do, how can we make our self feel safe and how can we find the bravery to change.  We chat this and so much more with Alexis who is right in the middle of changing her worlds..
It is honest, open and truly inspiring.  I hope you love it as much as I did.
To follow Alexis as she grows, shifts and changes…
Follow Alexis Boyett:
Instagram - @alexis.boyett

Join Em on this short, solo episode as she reflets on how she presents herself, how to self reflect and why it matters.
Course can be bought https://emstroud.com/online-courses/presentation-skills/

How can AI play with Improvisation?  What is it like to create shows with AI?  What are the joyous moments that this unlikely partnership creates?  Join Em as she chats to Piotr one of the creators of Improbotics (A show Em guest performs with) We chat this and how the technology is developing to create even more amazing theatre 
 
 

Follow Piotr: 

Facebook: ImproboticsLtd   

Instagram: improbotics     

LinkedIn: Piotr Mirowski     

Twitter: Improbotics     
 
 

About Piotr Mirowski: 

Since 2016, we have been pioneering improvised theater and comedy with the most unlikely cast member, a robot powered by artificial intelligence. We performed around 300 shows in the UK, Canada, Sweden, Belgium, US, France, Germany, the Netherlands, Norway, Belgium, Bulgaria, Romania, most times in person and sometimes online in a virtual reality environment designed by ourselves. We also addressed the thorny issues of risks from AI, ranging from the most hyped and apocalyptic ones, to the actual ones that involve the propagation of fake news, reinforcement of existing biases, and consequences for artistic agency and ownership. We have made our AI ourselves, and we regularly publish academic research on how humans interact with computers. Our shows are a form of public engagement about science but also a celebration of maker culture fused with making things up in improv. We illustrate a new, play for and I'm powering use of AI as a tool to stimulate human creativity and simply to have a lot of fun and silliness on a theatre stage.  

How can the power of the spoken word really change you?  How can you engage with language so it affects hearts and minds?  This week join Em as she chats to the brilliant Peju who is an amazing spoken word artist – they explore connection, deep joy, how words can be a calling and so much more. 

Contact Peju: 

Website: https://pejuabuchi.com/ 

Linked in: https://www.linkedin.com/in/peju-the-spark-abuchi-iamb-22a6b254/ 

You can buy copies of her book here: A Poetic Odyssey of Proclamations: 31 ways to sow, grow and flow goodness into your life 

 

How do you experience magic?  What does it do to your brain?  How can you be both a Psychologist and a Magician and how do those worlds come together?  We chat this and so much more on this weeks episode of the podcast.
Follow Ben:
LinkedIn: https://uk.linkedin.com/in/drbenlevy
About Dr Ben Levy:
Ben is a Psychologist specialising in goal achievement. He’s developed a new methodology to make teams more effective. Oh yes, he’s also a professional magician. On this podcast, Ben might talk about his methodology, his magic, or Brian McClair. Don’t get him started on Brian McClair.
 In 2021, Ben had a jolting realisation. You only need five things in place to achieve your goals...no matter what they are. As a result, Ben created a completely new approach to improving outcomes, ABC ME. He is currently consulting with four companies using the ABC ME methodology, and getting great feedback. Ben also coaches individuals using this unique system. And he’s part of Arianna Huffington’s Thrive Global coaching team. On evenings and weekends, Ben rips off his shirt, gets into a tux and performs magic at private and corporate events. Seriously