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

"Debra led two great training sessions focused on building high-trust relationships and storytelling for business. Our 60-person sales and client success teams loved her interactive and fun approach, and they learned techniques for making deeper connections with each other and with partners. Her expertise in storytelling was apparent and was very relevant to our daily work."

– Diana Rothschild
Director, New Business Development - Retail at DoorDash

"We all loved Debra's workshops - she was able to bring to life improv concepts and how those might be applied in a business setting. She was an excellent teacher - she demonstrated the skill with her co-trainer and then she provided a range of skills for us to practice during the workshop...We'd definitely recommend Debra for future sessions!"

– Jennie Tung
Global Head of Bain Academy

Debra’s Workshops Help You Prioritize Human Capital for Business Success

People need to be heard and feel connected in order to do their best work.

In recent years, teams have been split between in-person, hybrid, and remote work. 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