Improv for Podcasting!
Learn Improv techniques to become a better host, public speaker and presenter!
May 24, 2025
12 - 6 PM
May 24, 2025
12 - 6 PM
🎙️ Improvisation for Podcasting with Paul Mattingly
Unlock Your Voice. Own the Moment. Elevate Your Show.
Join Paul Mattingly—veteran improviser, podcast personality, and co-host of Matt & Mattingly's Ice Cream Social—for a one-of-a-kind interactive workshop designed specifically for podcasters, presenters, and public speakers.
Whether you’re behind a mic, on stage, or leading a room, this high-energy improv training will help you think faster, listen deeper, and communicate with authenticity. Through classic improv games and theater exercises, you’ll build confidence, sharpen your storytelling, and learn to truly connect with your audience—even when the script runs out.
🌀 You’ll Learn How To:
🟢 Break through comfort zones and silence your inner critic
🟢 Build stronger rapport with co-hosts, guests, and listeners
🟢 Enhance your body language, vocal tone, and timing
🟢 Develop characters, improvise interviews, and deliver compelling content on the fly
💥 Featuring hands-on activities like:
Yes-And storytelling, Red Ball, Pattern Game, Gibberish Interview, Character Interviews, and more!
This isn’t just playtime—it’s purposeful practice that will elevate your performance skills across the board.
🎭 Perfect For:
🎙️ Podcasters
🗣️ Public Speakers
📹 YouTubers & Streamers
🎤 Hosts, Emcees, Performers, and Presenters of all kinds
🎟️ Limited Spots Available – Register Now!
Whether you’re behind a mic, on stage, or leading a room, this high-energy improv training will help you think faster, listen deeper, and communicate with authenticity. Through classic improv games and theater exercises, you’ll build confidence, sharpen your storytelling, and learn to truly connect with your audience—even when the script runs out.
🌀 You’ll Learn How To:
🟢 Break through comfort zones and silence your inner critic
🟢 Build stronger rapport with co-hosts, guests, and listeners
🟢 Enhance your body language, vocal tone, and timing
🟢 Develop characters, improvise interviews, and deliver compelling content on the fly
💥 Featuring hands-on activities like:
Yes-And storytelling, Red Ball, Pattern Game, Gibberish Interview, Character Interviews, and more!
This isn’t just playtime—it’s purposeful practice that will elevate your performance skills across the board.
🎭 Perfect For:
🎙️ Podcasters
🗣️ Public Speakers
📹 YouTubers & Streamers
🎤 Hosts, Emcees, Performers, and Presenters of all kinds
🎟️ Limited Spots Available – Register Now!
Location
Poduty Live's Podcast Theater at Harrisons on Corbet
408 Corbet St Tarentum PA 15084
408 Corbet St Tarentum PA 15084
Date & Time
May 24, 2025
12:00 PM - 6:00 PM
12:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Tickets
6 Hour Immersive Workshop
$200
$200
This Event Is For...
🎙 Podcasters – Whether you're new behind the mic or a seasoned host, improv can help you think faster, engage more authentically, and keep conversations flowing—even when your guest throws you a curveball.
🗣 Public Speakers & Presenters – Learn to stay present, connect with your audience, and respond naturally to unexpected moments. Improv helps you own the room with confidence and clarity.
🎥 YouTubers & Livestreamers – Create more dynamic content by learning to trust your instincts, build stronger on-camera personas, and roll with the unexpected—live or recorded.
🎭 Actors & Performers – Sharpen your performance with exercises that strengthen character work, emotional expression, and physical storytelling.
💼 Professionals & Team Leaders – Improve your communication, active listening, and collaborative problem-solving. These are essential skills whether you're leading a meeting or building rapport with clients.
🧠 Creatives & Curious Minds – Looking to unlock your creativity, get out of your head, and try something different? This playful, hands-on workshop is a safe space to experiment, grow, and connect.
If you’re looking to boost your confidence, communication, and creativity—this workshop is for YOU.
Join us for a 6 Hour Immersive Improv Experience in:
Meet Your Host!
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Paul Mattingly
Paul Mattingly has been improvising for three decades.
His credits include The Second City Mainstage at the Flamingo in Las Vegas, 50 Shades, the Musical Parody,(Christian Grey), Tony and Tina’s Wedding, and Star Trek the Experience at the Las Vegas Hilton.
He is currently co-host of Matt and Mattingly’s Ice Cream Social podcast with his comedy improv partner Matt Donnelly.
His credits include The Second City Mainstage at the Flamingo in Las Vegas, 50 Shades, the Musical Parody,(Christian Grey), Tony and Tina’s Wedding, and Star Trek the Experience at the Las Vegas Hilton.
He is currently co-host of Matt and Mattingly’s Ice Cream Social podcast with his comedy improv partner Matt Donnelly.
Workshop Curriculum
*Subject to change and adapt based on the class
11:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Registration
Come on in and get registered for the day!
What Am i Thinking
A "mind reading" game about listening that is secretly more about learning to be comfortable with eye contact
Pass A Clap
An exercise in energy exchange, focus and concentration.
Yes Cross
A game of focus, best options, speaking without words and ultimately, empathy.
Red Ball
How much information can you juggle simultaneously? How do you secure attention and clearly communicate information to your fellow players?
Pattern Game
learning to connect disparate thoughts and find patterns. Learning to see those connections and recognize our own thought patterns as well. (15 minute break)
Emo Sit
Communication through body language. What information can we interpret, what information do we convey and how to be clear with our physicality.
Yes And Stories
Building on one of the founding principles of improvisation we find the strength in agreement and play with the ideas of heightening and exploration.
Bend Your Ear
A game of listening where we learn the importance of focus as well as how to make certain information in conveyed with emotional context so as to be more impactful and memorable.
Great Brain
A game about listening and serving the story.
Gibberish Interview
An example of demonstrating that how you say something is often more important than what you say. What is the truth under our words?(15 minute break)
Who What Where Scenes
Baby step improvisation that focuses on being concise and conveying specific information early and clearly.
Object Into Point Of View
Using metaphor to quickly decide on a point of view to filter your responses through.
Character Interviews
A broader point of view exercise designed to make responses more easily accessible and instantaneous.
How Did You Become “Blank”
Combining Character with real world experiences to generate authentic feeling responses in conversation.
Time For Q&A
Still have questions? Want to know how to apply these techniques to the real world? Let's put it to use during our closing session
In Theater Only!
Join us on May24, at the Poduty Live's Podcast Theater at Harrisons on Corbet
Located at: 408 Corbet St Tarentum PA 15084
Located at: 408 Corbet St Tarentum PA 15084
Still Have Questions?
We get it—trying something new can feel a little uncertain, especially if improv is outside your comfort zone. Whether you're wondering if this workshop is right for your podcasting experience level, curious about what to expect during the games, or just want to know what to wear—we’re here for it all.
Don’t hesitate to reach out! We love talking about the workshop and helping people feel confident before they walk through the door. Send us a message and we’ll get back to you with answers, reassurance, or even a few bad improv puns (if you’re lucky)