Be Fast on Your Feet: A Day of Improv Training
NSA New England is THRILLED to bring you a full day with Chet and Norm from the Improv Asylum. This is a meeting you will not want to miss. This is your chance to leverage “improvisational comedy” techniques to help you build superior communication and presentation skills. Through hands-on, interactive exercises, you will learn how to:
- “think on your feet” more confidently
- build off of others' ideas/questions on the spot
- improve your listening skills
- effectively “read” an audience
Throughout the exercises Chet and Norm will show you how all of this relates to one-on-one and group communication, with the goal of providing concrete skills to improve your presentation skills. You will also learn how these skills can also be applied to improve teamwork, leadership and innovation. Don’t miss this chance to learn from the masters.
Co-founders of the critically acclaimed Improv Asylum comedy theater, Chet Harding and Norm Laviolette have performed in, produced, and directed over 3,000 improvisation and sketch comedy shows. Beyond acting writing and directing, they also have professional corporate experience which they have used to develop Improv Asylum’s innovative corporate training program. The techniques used in each training session are the same ones used on stage to create their critically-acclaimed comedy show. By employing improvisational techniques, Improv Asylum helps individuals, teams and whole companies start to communicate and work together more effectively. Their speaking topics include: Creativity in the Workplace, Success through Improvisation, From Smart Ass to Smart Business Owner, and Following your Passion.
Agenda:
8:30 - 9:15 Micromastermind (optional) - This is the next generation of our "speed networking" we tried last year. Participants will paired up and each person will have 20 minutes to get feedback from the other person. Bring a question, problem, or opportunity you are working on.
9:30 - 10:30 Improv Training part 1
10:30 - 10:45 Break
10:45 - 12:15 Improv Training part 2
12:15 - 12:30 Announcements including member surprise gifts
12:30 - 1:30 Lunch
1:30 - 2:45 Improv Training part 3
2:45 - 3:00 Closing remarks
The meeting will be held at the Hampton Inn Natick