The Effective Statistician - in association with PSI
May 4, 2026 · 33 min · 20 segments
In this episode, Alun Bedding speaks with Richard Zink about how **applied improvisation** can help statisticians become more effective communicators and leaders. They explore how improv…
Alun BeddingHostI have been a professional biostatistician and software developer for more than 20 years.
And yeah, I'm here to talk a little bit about applied improv, how I got into it, and how it's useful for statisticians.
If you'd have asked me eight years ago if I'd have ended up where I am, I probably would have laughed at you.
... now that I'm here, it does seem kind of natural in trying to work with statisticians and data scientists and, I guess, scientists of all stripes, introducing them to applied improv and learning useful skills, but having a lot of fun while doing it.
You know, how did you get into improv and then realize this is something that we can do as statisticians, as leaders?
I have been a professional biostatistician and software developer for more than 20 years.
And yeah, I'm here to talk a little bit about applied improv, how I got into it, and how it's useful for statisticians.
If you'd have asked me eight years ago if I'd have ended up where I am, I probably would have laughed at you.
... now that I'm here, it does seem kind of natural in trying to work with statisticians and data scientists and, I guess, scientists of all stripes, introducing them to applied improv and learning useful skills, but having a lot of fun while doing it.
You know, how did you get into improv and then realize this is something that we can do as statisticians, as leaders?
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