<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><oembed><type>video</type><version>1.0</version><html>&lt;iframe src=&quot;https://www.loom.com/embed/ff02c1a6baa34074a2d273d9684ab143&quot; frameborder=&quot;0&quot; width=&quot;640&quot; height=&quot;480&quot; webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen allowfullscreen&gt;&lt;/iframe&gt;</html><height>480</height><width>640</width><provider_name>Loom</provider_name><provider_url>https://www.loom.com</provider_url><thumbnail_height>480</thumbnail_height><thumbnail_width>640</thumbnail_width><thumbnail_url>https://cdn.loom.com/sessions/thumbnails/ff02c1a6baa34074a2d273d9684ab143-0011f47a20923b52.gif</thumbnail_url><duration>3800.4</duration><title>January 2026 Study Group</title><description>I hosted our New Year voiceover study group, celebrated some good news, and did a silly improv warm up to shake energy loose. We discussed how improv builds your acting muscle for auditions and helps you respond with truthful imagination, not to match strict lip flaps or pre-timed dubbing. We played build the room, named the mystery montage, then ran two person scenes at the DMV and in a salon, focusing on stakes, motivation, and yes and listening. I asked everyone to write down takeaways and, for next time, get past transactional conversation quickly.</description></oembed>