Today’s personal and business interactions have changed tremendously in recent years assisted by new technologies and virtual communication. However, one-on-one and group interactions are as critical as ever for today’s most successful managers and salespeople. Through Improvisational theatre techniques, skills will be enhanced for engaging and connected conversations, meeting management, time management and a collective team approach to problem-solving and issues resolution.
While it is true that improvisational training necessitates spontaneity of action and a high level of intuition, all great improvisation begins with a base of knowledge and experience to draw upon. Most folks view an improvisational moment as one that is unstructured and “out of control” but in fact “planning and executing a well-defined process when improvising is critical for success”.
Practicing improvisational techniques will allow you to quickly analyze changing environmental conditions and communicate quickly and effectively within them. Improvisational managers enhance their ability to interpret their ever-changing environment.
Creatively managing the unexpected inevitably involves taking risks. Respect and empathy are critical at these times and it is necessary to have supportive team members who are operating with good intentions. Improvisational training embraces the tension that exists when you are operating freely while incorporating the breadth of your experience and knowledge.
A relationship always exists between communicators. When practicing improvisational skills, individuals agree to accept each others initiations and completely commit to the reality that they create for each other without a moment’s hesitation. A tenant of improvisation is that each person must hold each other in mutual trust, reliance and respect.
To improvise successfully, it is critical that your team operate from a foundation of trust and respect. You must also have a high degree of overall team ability. A fundamental premise of improvisation is to identify the common goal and to build on each others ideas. Everyone must be committed to the success of their colleagues, both individually and collectively. This commitment to one another motivates excellent performance.
Running effective meetings requires excellent planning and communication skills training. This one-day professional training program will focus on critical working meetings.
