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Mike--Munir has a room with a double for the nights I'll be there. Does it screw up your plans if I stay with him? -Drew
Munir--Let me check with Mike and I'll get back to you.
Mike--I have no problem sleeping on the floor / in a chair, but I'm also staying till Sunday.
Anyone with an open room on Saturday night?
hey Mike I still haven't booked a room if you've still got the open space.
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For me the watchwords are these:
It isn't your role as a facilitator to create commitment to a session/workshop (though you might influence it WITHIN a session). In the words of Harrison Owen: Whoever comes are the right people.
John--I've started to do this a little bit now and it's actually gone over well. Great idea of relating it back to the topic to really drive the point of the meeting and improv home.
Paul--that makes sense, I understand what you were saying now. And that's true, the main reason people say they're too busy is that they don't see it as a priority right now--I guess that means I have some work to do in the framing / marketing dep...
I suppose I posted the thought partly as a response to clients who say they do not have more than half an hour to spare for something that could be ground-breaking for them. It can be appropriate to say, "Ok", and walk away. In terms of what can u...
Hi Drew, why not add one improv exercise to each team meeting and try to relate it to a topic?
Paul--I'd be interested to hear more about what you mean here. Are you suggesting something on paper that they can review, or streamlining it into every day occurrences?
I'm not sure if you had something specific in mind, but it is an interesting...
JB--thanks for your thoughts. I've done 15 minutes of improv exercises with groups, not really for the stand-point of teaching them improv, but more of just as an ice-breaker or warm-up to an all-day event.
It's interesting that you prefer a sing...
sure, but how would you demonstrate such a thought process and show it to the world? answer: through a workshop. call it what you will - a seminar, an information session, super-happy-fun-go-go learning-time, etc. it will still be a presentation o...
I think you can do a great deal for your colleagues in short time periods. My shortest workshops are 45 minutes to an hour long. These are extremely focused sessions. They cover one or two improv skills used in business, such as communication, cre...
Seriously, how about a workshop that is zero minutes long?
What about a creative thought process that leads to the desired outcomes WITHOUT a workshop?
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- Improv, Stand-up, Writing, Facilitation, Training, Project Management
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- Education, Social, Networking, Improv Resources
- What kind of person are you?
- Day, Night
- What kinds of improv-related services are you involved in?
- Teambuilding, Creativity, Innovation, Problem Solving, Communication, Leadership, Stress, Life Skills, Change Management, Presentation Skills
- Share a favorite 'improv epiphany'
- "You can't use up creativity. The more you use, the more you have." - Maya Angelou
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- I am an improv, stand-up, and sketch comedian living and working in New York City.
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- http://www.humorthatworks.com/
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- http://www.drewtarvin.com/
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- Fellow Smarty Pants improviser.
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