Our organizational customers LOVE
these virtual team building
events! Your
team will have fun learning the same
skills that enable comedic improvisers to
create hilarious, unscripted scenes on stage. Applied improvisation is
taught at top business schools worldwide because it boosts effective communication and
helps to build trust between two or more people.
Advantage Improv's two-facilitator virtual (Zoom-based) events are a fun way for teams to leverage proven applied improvisation methodologies to:
Relieve stress and build camaraderie,
Boost trust and collaboration between team members and with all stakeholders,
Focus on mental agility, creativity and on-the-fly decision making, and
Improve active listening and overall communication effectiveness.
The mental control used in improv
complements the skills needed to be a key
contributor in an organization. The improvisational comedy
tenet "Yes, and..." drives great improv scenes in
the same way it drives effective collaboration. The
similarities don't end there. Rest assured, improv is not
"winging it." Rather, improv leverages learned responses
that can fuel goal-driven teams.
Improvisation's key principle of "Yes, and..." starts with listening actively while someone else is speaking, and training the brain not to block out the speaker's words
(as you plan your next statement or rebuttal). "Yes, and..." means "accept and advance," i.e. giving verbal and non-verbal affirmation that you clearly understand what you just heard, and
then moving the conversation forward in a positive direction by adding new information. Note that
"accept and advance" isn't always the same as "accept and agree."
