At QuestionAble Strategy, there’s nothing that we love more than a great question, so this advice may seem contradictory. Improv may be all about asking questions - but that doesn’t necessarily mean “out loud.”

Whether you’re a beginner or headlining a show at Second City, every improv scene is built on top of the same three questions. That’s the 🗝️.

I started doing improv a year ago and can’t shut up about it because it has taught me tons of valuable skills. And a big part of improv? You guessed it: questions.

Rejection hurts. A classic way to deal with the pain is to recite affirmations; however, there is a more effective approach.

Thanks to my mother, before I even got to middle school, I was already in medical school. On long hikes, she taught me the fundamentals of asking questions like a doctor and solving strange puzzles.