Speak Easy and Run Towards the Scary Things with Brian Lafontaine

About this episode

Dayna Gowan chats with Brian Lafontaine about the importance of embracing uncertainty in performance and life.

When you’ve spent years performing on stage, doing standup, and speaking in front of crowds, you learn one thing very quickly: nothing ever goes exactly as planned. In this episode of Improvly Speaking, Dayna chats with actor, voiceover artist, and public speaking coach Brian Lafontaine about his improv experience, the beauty of uncertainty, and why learning to “run toward the scary things” can change how you show up in both performance and life. You can find out more about Brian Lafo...

People in this episode

Host: Dayna Gowan

Guest: Brian Lafontaine

Topics covered

• improv
• public speaking
• performance
• uncertainty
• self-improvement

Keywords

• improv
• public speaking
• performance
• uncertainty
• self-improvement
• Brian Lafontaine

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