What are you going to do this year to help your team? You could book a team building workshop, an active listening workshop, a presentation skills workshop—or just cover all the skills in one go, with improv!
Improv helps with Listening & Communication Skills
1) Improves listening skills through the practice of staying present and focused
2) Hones non-verbal communication, reading body language, energy and tone
3) Develops openness to different ways of thinking
4) Enables thinking on your feet
Improv helps with Collaboration & Team-building
5) Promotes building ideas together through “Yes, and”
6) Encourages the support of the ideas of others
7) Bonds the team over stories and laughter
8) Builds trust among team members and other departments
Improv helps with Creativity & Innovation
9) Breaks rigid thought patterns with outside the box thinking
10) Lessens fear of making mistakes to open up to creative problem solving
11) Opens the mind to many different perspectives and points of view
12) Shifts the mindset to see ideas in terms of potential vs pitfalls
Improv helps with Confidence
13) Forms the ability to handle change and uncertainty without panic
14) Keeps the fear of failure and the judgement of others from holding them back
15) Builds trust in themselves and the team
16) Increases the willingness to take calculated risks
Improv helps with Leadership & Management
17) Harnesses the ability to stay calm under pressure, respond vs react
18) Cultivates the ability to make decisions on the spot
19) Promotes inclusive leadership, focusing on delegation and empowerment
20) Focuses on emotional intelligence with authenticity and empathy
Improv helps with Culture
21) Creates a safe, supportive environment with “Yes and”
22) Fosters a sense of shared ownership of outcomes (we’re in it together)
23) Reduces miscommunications, misunderstandings through clear communication
24) Aids in conflict resolution, objection handling and negotiation flexibility
Improv helps you find Joy in what you do
25) Improv is fun, which improves morale and engagement
26) Improv helps you play!
If any of that sounds good, reach out to book an improv workshop!