Facilitate serious fun for workplace teams, association conferences, job seekers, teenagers, civic organizations, retirees ..... any group that wants to feel their own creative / productive powe

Working in a team environment facilitate interaction and role playing to improve morale and generate new products and services. Led creative brainstorming sessions with key team members resulting in innovative products and services.

My presentation, “Isn’t It All Just Improv, Anyway?” had 75 to 80 participants. It was well-attended and, judging by the laughter and applause, well-liked.

I reinforced the 5 Elements of Improv

• Trust

• Communication

• Acceptance

• Building

• Spontaneity

which also happen to be the 5 elements of a healthy, thriving workplace. Participants took with them techniques that can improve morale and productivity in their workplace.

• Provide ongoing career coaching and employment assistance for clients in job search

• Assist clients with branding their skills both online and offline

• Facilitate interactive workshops that wake clients up to their own abilities

• Provide 1on1 coaching and group services to professionals in career transition

• Deliver guidance to job seekers on how to conduct a strategic search through face2face networking and social media

• Train & coach job seekers in preparing themselves for today's tough job market

• Facilitate "Lighten Up, It's Only Unemployment," a workshop that engages the whole brain and reinforces resilience via Chicago-style improv exercises.

• Guided 80 college students through a series of improv games that developed new customer service skills to be applied this summer with guests staying in campus housing

• Reinforced teamwork and leadership skills through direct participation in spontaneous customer service scenarios

• Each participant experienced for him/herself the difference between being Prepared for what happens next and being Ready for what actually does happen. This heightened sense of awareness lead to successfully adapting known customer service techniques to unpredictable situations.

• Engaged 90+ association professionals in an education session that focused on healthy and unhealthy workplace egos

• Facilitated interactive improv games that demonstrated how destructive workplace attitudes can be verbally massaged toward constructive attitudes

• Shared laughter lead to serious group discussions that generated workable solutions

In a federally funded program governed by the Workforce Investment Act (WIA), I motivated hundreds of job seekers to organize their efforts and promote themselves effectively to employers. My Second City Theater training inspired my clients to actively engage in new approaches to self-promotion. Proud of this!

There was a real sense of us being a community. There was a positive vibe and feeling of "us" and "we.” We learned and laughed as a group.

I liked the interactive nature/chance to collaborate with staff across departments.

I liked the camaraderie. Also it's important for all of us to have a sense of where the company is headed even if we aren’t policy or procedure makers, The time flew by because it was filled with engagement and energy.

New ideas. New ways to communicate.

Good cross department interactions. Program educational without being boring.

Having the entire staff together. Great team building!

Opportunity for all of use to experience some group positive energy.