TEI 187: Seven ways acting techniques can help product managers excel

Global Product Management Talk is pleased to bring you the next
episode of... The Everyday Innovator with host Chad McAllister,
PhD. The podcast is all about helping people involved in innovation
and managing products become more successful, grow their careers,
and STANDOUT from their peers. About the Episode: To be a great
product manager, do you also need to be a great actor? No, but
there are lessons from acting that will make you a better product
manager. While I have no acting experience, not even school plays,
I have talked with several actors who became business coaches. It
was not an obvious career path until I learned from each of them
how their acting skills transferred to skills others need off the
stage. They apply practices from acting to help business
professionals and leaders. So, when I saw an article in Mind the
Product titled, “Oh the Drama! What Product Managers can Learn From
Actors,” I eagerly read it. The author, Alison Kemp, shared seven
areas where acting techniques can help product managers, which she
called: Thinking on Your FeetHigh-Performance TeamsCreative
Thinking and InnovationActive ListeningPausingStorytelling,
andIdentity I asked Alison to join us to discuss some of these
techniques. It proved to be a fun and insightful discussion with
important tips for product managers and innovators. Alison is the
founder of Switchvision, which helps clients become more effective
communicators, presenters, and interviewers by applying techniques
from business, theatre, and psychology.