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How Improv Comedy Can Make You a Better Entrepreneur Learn how to fail forward and more from improvisational comedy.

By Kate Volman

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Improv comedy is a lot like trying to start a business. In both settings, you might have an idea of where you want to go, but you have to think on your feet and react in real time if you want to get there. You have to win over an audience and get them on your side.

In both settings, you're probably going to meet with failure from time to time. But, in business just as with comedy, how you learn from those failures can be the difference between succeeding in the future and going through the same old motions you've always known.

Click play to watch as Entrepreneur Network partner Kate Volman and improv comedian Anthony Francis explain how you can use improv strategies when building your business.

Related: 3 Ways You Can Improve Your Mindset When Running a Business

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Kate Volman

Entrepreneur Network Partner

With over 15 years of experience in marketing and business development strategies, Kate Volman's specialty is working with small business. Her YouTube channel includes videos featuring tips on marketing, networking, and business development.

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