Lead with Agility.
Communicate with Impact.
Corporate Improv Training
Great work starts with great communication.
When your team can't effectively communicate, internal tensions block great projects before they ever see the light of day.
Learning to express yourself clearly and collaboratively, and adapt in the moment, is the surest way to move boldly forward.
Give Your Team a Communication Edge.
Debra Schifrin
Lecturer, Stanford Graduate School of Business
Think on Your Feet like an Improv Pro
Interactive Workshops Designed To:
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Increase the impact of stakeholder interactions
Improve your team’s client conversations to grow sales and engagement
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Navigate uncertainty as big changes rock your organization
Adapt quickly amid a barrage of technological changes and employee transitions
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Innovate faster to stay ahead of competitors
Bring new products to the market faster
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Align internally on goals, priorities and culture
Improve your team’s speed of execution and manage attrition or hypergrowth
Debra Schifrin Speaks Your Language
Debra’s experiential workshops draw from the marketing, strategy, and improvisational skills courses she created at Stanford Graduate School of Business; a decade of producing and reporting for National Public Radio; and her Harvard Business School MBA.
Her workshops are frequently called “the most fun and insightful that I have ever attended” and unique in how directly applicable the skills are to a business setting.
Professional development teams love!
Clients Include:
Clients Say:
“Debra is just awesome! She led my team in an improv-based training that was a fun and engaging way to improve our ability to connect with others, collaborate and influence. I highly recommend bringing Debra in if you are looking for a unique, collaborative and impactful approach to training communications, leadership or influence.”
- Kristy Friedrichs (McBride),
Chief Partnerships Officer, Palo Alto Networks
“Debra and Dan are absolute masters at building connection, empathy, and psychological safety in fast-paced corporate environments. They designed and facilitated an improv lecture for 20+ UX researchers at Google and effortlessly translated the art of improv into corporate realities. They hand you a practical toolkit for work and life. Words simply don't do their work justice, you have to experience it for yourself.”
— Sinem Ergunay, UX Researcher,Google
How to Get Started
Book a Discovery Call
Discuss your organization’s goals and challenges
Lead your team to success with a customized workshop
FAQs
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To create a play in real time with no script, improvisers created techniques and tools to master the same skills that make high-performing teams successful: communication, collaboration, thinking on your feet, resilience, agility, creativity, innovation, nonverbal behavior, and storytelling.
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No! The workshops use improv-based tools and techniques, which include a blend of activities in pairs and small groups, targeted discussions, and mini lectures that provide your team with new tools you can practice in real time and apply directly to your work right away.
This methodology promotes rapid bonding and provides a rare opportunity for people on your team or across departments to connect authentically and joyfully.
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Absolutely. We trained over a thousand professionals online during the pandemic. Clients still seek out online training for remote teams to create rapid bonding and enjoyable learning experiences.
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Live workshops are typically 2-3 hours and online workshops run 1.5 - 2 hours. We also have longer-term engagements to increase the impact of the learning over time.