Workshops
Your employees are your biggest assets
Debra Schifrin's experiential workshops use improv as a tool to teach critical skills that participants can use right away in their work.
Participants improve their leadership, communication, collaboration, agility, storytelling, and creativity – skills that make them better teammates, employees, and leaders
Give them the tools they need to…
Increase sales
Innovate on products and processes faster and better
Build longer lasting relationships with clients
Get buy-in from managers and direct reports to push forward new initiatives
Excel at presentations to stakeholders through increased confidence, agility in Q&A, and executive presence
“I've spent 16 years in sales and have attended many role-play training sessions. Salespeople dislike role-play training, but this course is so well-designed and useful that I would recommend it to any sales organization.”
– Stanford Continuing Studies Professional in Debra Schifrin's course
"I took the Stanford Continuing Studies class "Thinking on your feet" last year with Debra Schifrin and Dan Schifrin - and by far it was the best soft skills class I’ve ever taken.... I still reference the material and it really helped me be a better communicator. The class was interactive, fun, and engaging."
– Jacob Bertram
Senior Manager Corporate Finance, Nordstrom
Debra’s Workshops Help You Prioritize Human Capital for Business Success
People need to feel heard and feel connected in order to do their best work.
Since the pandemic, teams have been more isolated, and many people have never met their coworkers in person. It is essential for leaders to be proactive in providing opportunities for their employees to connect and build relationships with each other.
Build goodwill among colleagues
Sessions build trust and connection between teammates, which leads to greater collaboration, sharing of ideas and knowledge, and establishes a baseline of assuming best intent.
Get teams aligned
Provide people with the tools to better express themselves – and you’ll see increased understanding between parties.
Create space for new ideas
Participants report that the workshops helped their team brainstorm better. They were able to better listen to each other and make sure all voices were heard.
Change the way meetings are run
Learn a framework for separating ideation from execution, and discover how to effectively move between those phases.
Bring Your People Together
After a brief activity in which a long-time employee was paired with two new hires, she reported, “I learned more about these people in three minutes than I know about other colleagues that I've worked with for years!”
“Debra's 'thinking on your feet' improv workshop was the highlight of our recent virtual offsite. People are still raving about it and using the concepts months after. Debra takes the concepts of improv and teaches people how to apply them to everyday communications in business. Personally, I came away from the workshop totally energized and put the new learnings to use right away.”
— Pam Brown
Managing Director, hrQ
The Details
Content
Workshops are customized for each client and include a blend of interactive activities, targeted debriefs, and group discussions.
Style
There are no boardroom tables or long, boring PowerPoint decks. Everyone present is constantly engaged in the process.
Duration
Typically, workshops are 1.5 to 3 hours. While workshops are based on improv methodology, participants will not be asked to perform improv.
Audience
Client sectors include technology, finance, consulting, nonprofits, start-ups, thought-leading organizations and top-tier universities.
Get Started
To see if Debra’s workshops is the right solution for you, book a FREE Discovery Call today.
Debra will listen to your challenges and goals and help you determine how a session might move your team forward.
"What made Debra's session so impactful was that it was experiential and relevant. After each activity, Debra showed us how to apply what we had just learned to our business environments. Debra has an amazing ability to connect with participants and inspire even the most cautious to get up and try it out."
— Davina Drabkin
Associate Director of Executive Education, Stanford Graduate School of Business