FAQs

  • NO! Most clients believe improv will be scary or difficult, and find that it is very inclusive of all learning styles and doesn't make anyone feel uncomfortable.

  • NO! The basis of Improv is about making your partner on stage look good - it is an external focus. It is not about being in the spotlight or making jokes. Our core tenet is about supporting your team, building consensus, and working together.

  • We spend at least 45 minutes creating 'buy in' for all participants. In the 20+ years of trainings, we have never had a person opt out after that time. Most people are more afraid of the idea then they are of the reality of what the workshop entails.

  • 'Yes, and'  - a lesson for accepting and building on offers.
Everyday people give you offers. When we are stuck in our own ideas or preconceived notions, we can't accept these ideas as 'offers' or a new ideas. Practicing 'Yes, and' helps us to recognize when new ideas are presented, how we react to them, and then how we can use them to build something better than what we imagined. It is an active tool for business  to build consensus and inclusion (see the post on 'What's under the Van.'), and bring people together in a shared vision.

  • Workshops are varied based on your organization's need, time frame and goals. They range in length from one-day three-hour initial sessions, to ongoing training that can provide your company with a weekly or monthly activities to ensure your team effectively changes how it communicates (effectively increasing your bottom line).

    In addition - we provide  60-90 minute KEYNOTE Presentations to large groups on various topics: 

    • Effective Storytelling for Business, 

    • Outlining the intersection of Art and Business in the workplace, 

    • Leadership in Action and Practice, 

    • Innovation and Changing your company's ROI with two words.

  • If you were going to run a marathon, would you start out by running 26 miles? Of course not. You would start small, and then train constantly until you were able to run a full marathon.

    Team Building is the same way. Most organizations provide employees just one or two days of activities a year to help them create a team. Rarely is there any follow up or on-going training to help make the team building successful.

    ImprovMindset can provide you with a long term solution; exercises and on-going training that can be administered weekly or monthly. This allows your team to address new issues and learn to trust each other more than once or twice a year. The exercises have been created to not have employees competing with each other which causes division and tension. ImprovMindset exercises are based on working together as a team, finding a group cohesion and learning each person's specific responsibilities in their role.

    • Active Listening

    • Collaboration and Innovation

    • Decision Making and Thinking on your Feet

    • Presentation Skills

    • Leadership Development

    • Storytelling​

    • Brainstorming

    • Overcoming Fear of Failure

    • Verbal and Non-Verbal Communication and Status

    • Developing a Creative Team Culture

    • Interviewing Techniques

    • Sales and Client Communications

  • Improvisation is a skill that you use every day, in every interaction. 
It is the unplanned interaction between co-workers, clients or customers. 
Despite how much we would like to plan, there is no script for these situations. 
Learn how to use the skills of improvisation to drive your organizations goals and increase your bottom line.