Fall 2026

Improvisational Theatre for Scientists

MEDICINE 710 teaches scientists improvisational theatre skills including audience communication, real-time adaptation, and vocal/physical presence manipulation.

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Recorded instructors · Fall 2026 Amy Zelenski

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MEDICINE 710

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Fall 2026
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AMY ZELENSKI is recorded teaching in Spring 2017, Fall 2017, Spring 2018, Fall 2018, Spring 2019, Fall 2019, Spring 2020, Fall 2020, Fall 2021, Spring 2022, Spring 2023, Fall 2023, Fall 2024, Spring 2025, Fall 2025, Spring 2026. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

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Fall 2026

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SEM 030Classroom Instruction18 / 200

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Improvisers are experts in storytelling, spontaneity, and using observation skills to adjust to their audiences and team members accordingly. Among other skills, this 5-week course will teach you how to (1) effectively communicate your work to different audiences, (2) adjust your behavior in real time to respond to audience feedback, and (3) manipulate your vocal and physical presence to communicate more effectively.

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  • Improvisational theatre
  • Storytelling and spontaneity
  • Audience and team adaptation

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  • Effective communication to different audiences
  • Real-time behavioral adjustment to audience feedback
  • Manipulation of vocal and physical presence
  • Storytelling, spontaneity, and observation skills

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MEDICINE 710 · Fall 2026

Improvisational Theatre for Scientists

Recorded 2026-09-07
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nvidia/Qwen3.6-35B-A3B-NVFP4
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