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Using IMPROV to IMPROVE your Effectiveness

Feb 05, 2022

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Page 1: Using IMPROV to IMPROVE your Effectiveness

Using IMPROV to

IMPROVE your ability

to Take Creative Risks

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The Rules

Improv is a skill that can be learned, but it requires technique,

creativity and practice

Improv is always practiced in a safe place – be silly and have fun

with today’s exercises

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The Chicken Hat

Whenever you hear the word “IMPROV”…

Whoever is holding the chicken hat will pass it to the person on their right

The last person to end up with the chicken hat will win a prize and the title

“IMPROV CHICKEN CHAMPION”

The chicken hat is a reminder of two things:

Improv (much like your job) requires you to focus on multiple things at once

Put your fears away – play, learn and have fun!

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Today’s Agenda

Who are we!?

What is improv?

Use improv to…

Take Initiative & Creative Risks

Key Takeaways

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To provide high-energy, laughter-filled team building workshops that

incorporate improvisation teams & techniques, as well as improvised

performances at corporate events, while donating a portion of our

proceeds to charity.

OUR MISSION:

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Meet Our Charity Partner!

GirlForward is a community of support

dedicated to creating and enhancing

opportunities for girls who have been

displaced by conflict and persecution.

The contributions we make to GirlForwardhelp to fund their mentoring, education,

and safe space programs for girls in

Chicago and Austin, TX.

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What is improv?

Today, you will find out what

improv really is!

Improvisation is the practice of

acting, singing, talking and

reacting, of making and

creating, in the moment and in

the response to the stimulus of

one’s immediate environment

and inner feelings.

Thanks Wikipedia!

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Time to

Shake it Out!

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A SAFE SPACE

+

TAKING CREATIVE RISKS

=

CHANGE

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SAFE SPACE• What’s Your #?

• Offering Support

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Answer with a partner

How will you use the skills from this “What’s Your Number”

to benefit your interpersonal experiences?

What will you do to create a safe space in order for others

to be able to take risks?

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TAKING

CREATIVE RISKS• Hot Spot

• Creative Inspiration

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Answer with a partner

What situations do you have coming up in the future that

will force you to take a risk?

Which elements of your role could benefit from more

creativity and less judgment?

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CHANGE• Yes, And Application

• Ad Campaign

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Ad Campaign

Create invention

Name the invention

Tag Line

15 second commercial spot for television OR

15 second radio jingle

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Please Fill Out Our Survey

www.surveymonkey.com/r/improveit2019

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A SAFE SPACE

+

TAKING CREATIVE RISKS

=

CHANGE

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Key Takeaways

Use our improv techniques to improve yourself by creating a safe environment in which people are willing to take risks and communicate in different ways

Use our improv techniques to improve yourself by being creatively inspired by taking a step back and be willing to see another point of view

Use our improv techniques to improve yourself by realizing that being a leader and taking initiative works in a dynamic way that can implement change

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The Improv

Chicken Champion is…

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Check us out @

www.improveitchicago.com

@improveitchi @improve it

@improveitchi @improveitchi

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CIRCLE OF YES

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THANK YOU!!