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Using Techniques from Improvisational Theatre for Team Building

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Alan Montague replied to Viv McWaters's discussion 'Family improv games for Xmas day'

Remembering the volleyball game we had in Chicago in 08 how about sticking with the backyard cricket... just taking away the bat, ball and wickets (You could always burn the stumps;) ) Merry Everything Alan

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Alan Montague replied to Sahil Dhingra's discussion 'Portland 2009-Applying Improv to Law Student and Lawyer training'

Sahil Thanks for the session. I think clearly Sharon is doing a great job with applying improv skills in your environment. One thing that Sharon said that stuck with me was about 'rebuttal' thinking ,how the first year is spent trying to get student…

December 14

Alan Montague added a discussion to the group Midwest US AIN

Midwest Regional Event for 2010?

With the International conference next year being accross the pond in Amsterdam the idea is to have a number of regional events in North America. The format for these events is pretty much being left up to the organisers, with one idea being that it…

December 9

Alan Montague replied to Jacquie Lowell's discussion 'Improv terminology - 2 questions for all'

Of course to make it even more complicated they call it Impro in the UK.

December 9

Alan Montague replied to Karen Dawson's discussion 'I LOVE MY AIN WATER BOTTLE!!!!'

Glad you like it. We had the water bottles last year as one of our last minute money saving ideas... 1 bottle from the $ store each was a lot cheaper than paying some ridiculous amount for bottled water in the breaks... This year we managed to come…

December 9

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Using Techniques from Improvisational Theatre for Team Building at Chicago Draftfcb - Auditorium on Floor 14 |

January 12, 2010 from 6pm to 8:15pm

Alan Montague is presenting on this to the Corporate University Professional Development Network of the Chicagoland Chapter of the American Society for Training and Development.

December 1

Alan Montague replied to Rich Cox's discussion 'This is your brain on improv'

I've done something similar myself before. I added in: People wearing big ears, big glasses and holding a big hammer to illustrate Audio, visual and kinesthetic learners. People holding/wearing props to represent mutiple intelligences. Someone with…

November 30

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November 27

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Where do you live and work? (City)

Chicago

Professional Skills

Technical Trainer
Accelerated Learning Practitioner
Improviser

What is your main interest in this network?

Education, Social, Networking, Finding Partnerships, Improv Resources

What kind of person are you?

Day

What kinds of improv-related services are you involved in?

Teambuilding, Creativity, Problem Solving, Communcation, Leadership, Presentation Skills

Any niche industries, skills, etc?

Accelerated Learning

Share a favorite 'improv epiphany'

Hey if we can get people to learn some of these things I learnt at this improv class wouldn't they be better team......

More about you: (Short Bio or any other details you'd like people to know)

I first discovered the usefulness of Improv when I was on-stage in a local production of ‘The Rivals’ and my fellow actor completely forgot what he was supposed to say and do (“Goodbye” and leave).

I refined some of those skills working with the Murder We Wrote Murder Mystery group in the UK before heading west to the USA in ’99.
I did further refining work studying at the Conservatory of the Second City Training Centre, ComedySportz University and Improv Olympic training centre in Chicago.

I work as a corporate technical trainer and every time I go in front of a class full of programmers I offer thanks for my ability to ‘make it up as I go along’. I am a practitioner of Accelerated Learning methods and have a passion for quality training

I am also honored to serve in the leadership of this wondrous network. I spent a year as Board Secretary and chaired the Chicago 08 Conference

I need help with...

Getting started in the Applied Improviation field

Work Website

http://www.admontague.com

Blog or other personal website

http://www.IMPROVingOrganizations.com

How did you hear about this network?

From Paul Jackson ...years ago

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Back to 'School' - and a Stalker

As my new job settles down and I'm not traveling anything like as much as I used to I decided to take the opportunity to go back to 'school'
After hearing Mick Napier chatting at the Chicago conference I decided to get some of his style of training so I signed up for classes at The Annoyance.
I'm sitting in the classroom with the dozen or so other newbies starting to introduce ourselves when someone walks in that I recognize.
It's Joey Greene.
Anyone who has been to a conference over the last fe… Continue

Posted on August 13, 2009 at 7:30am — 2 Comments

New Gig....

Just wanted to reach out to a whole bunch of my pals on here and share with you all that I got a new gig in May.
I'm the training and development lead for a software company called Accero that sells HR and Payroll software.

IMPROVing Organizations still exists and who knows some day may be a vehicle for me to independantly persue the work I love. As for the moment there is a huge amount for me to to at Accero and you can be sure I'll be making a lot of it up as I go along.

Hoping to see… Continue

Posted on June 2, 2009 at 6:41am —

And now for something completely different....

Well the axe fell for me at work today.
Untill this morning I was a technical trainer with a yearning to get out of technical trainin gand move into the AI work
Now I have to do just that.
So what do I do now??????????????????????????????????

Posted on December 8, 2008 at 9:24pm — 5 Comments

I'm at a conference and some people are improvising....

But it's not ours.

It's the IAL and I've just delivered a session on using Improv for teambuilding. I enjoyed sharing our message with others and they were as accepting of the strengths and transformational power of our work as we could hope for.

And then there was the party where during the band breaks I got some people to play some games for everyone.

Now I know that people are more interested in when our own conference will be and I

… Continue

Posted on January 19, 2008 at 8:39pm — 1 Comment

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At 8:02am on November 16, 2009, Barbara Tint said…: Thanks Alan - And for all your work and help at the conference and helping me feel so instantly at home. Barbara

At 10:08pm on November 15, 2009, Sarah (Otter) Fisk said…: Nice to meet you too, Alan. Thanks for making me welcome - I was sad to leave early! xo Otter

At 6:13pm on November 8, 2009, Daniel Knutson-Bradac said…: Thanks, Alan. I'm looking forward to Portland

At 10:47pm on October 22, 2009, Maxine Shapiro said…: Alan, thanks!
I'm going to try to get there. How do I privately get a hold of the big-wigs that are running the conference? May need to do things last minute.

Hope to see you soon.
Big hug!
Max

At 6:26am on September 1, 2009, Alan Montague said…: I LOVE this group.
As well as the ones posted here I got responses from close to a dozen people and there must have been over a hundred ideas in total.
Some of them made me laugh out loud (I got a very strange look from my co-workers!)
I am SO Looking forward to recharging my creative batteries in Portland.
Thanks Folks

At 5:04am on September 1, 2009, Paul Z Jackson said…: Come On - Remember Everything
Choice Of Relevant Excellence

At 3:24pm on August 31, 2009, Karen Dawson said…: Did my suggestions every arrive, Alan?

Now I see Zach's contributions I wish I had posted them here to get a jam going. If you didn't receive a response from me...oops. I'll have to start again. ~kd

At 1:40pm on August 31, 2009, Zach Laliberte said…: Cooperative
Operational
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Education

Center for
Opportunity of
Retention in
Education

Career
Obstacle
Remover
Entreaty

Calm
Organized
Reinstitution of
Energy

Hope this helps...
Good luck

I'd love to see what others post and let us all know what you end up with.
Z

At 2:01pm on January 13, 2009, Keith Whipple said…: Hello, Alan,

I would like to prmote Chicago as a site for the National Association of Drama Therapy for their conference. I would love to meet with you and pick your brain regarding your experience setting up a conference here for the Applied Improv Network.

At 5:04pm on December 15, 2008, Nancy Munro said…: Yes we met briefly at the reception. You may want to check out a new online class we are teaching "From ADDIE to Improv" it is designed to teach instructional designers and trainers an alternative way to design and delivery training programs based upon some of what I learned from Thiagi and various techniques that improv professionals use.
From ADDIE to Improv