James L. Mizell's Page

Where do you live and work? (City)

Evanston

Professional Skills

I. Development, and the communications process supporting it ( Development is the process of creating topline revenue in Organizations, whether non-profit, for profit, quasi-public, etc. Specific tactical activities that I support:
1. Corporate: Sales and Tactical Marketing: the multimedia and personal messaging/communications that support them. and
2. Nonprofit Institutions: Development and "asking:" multimedia and personal messaging/communications that support them. )
II. Presentation Training, particularly in using "story," and re-useable multimedia, as a messaging strategy.
III. Video Production and Editing ( emerging )
IV. Applied Improvisation as a message and story creation process
V. Video Rehearsal/Playback for Skill Development
VI. Developing genres of video/digital messaging for various stages of the Sales and Development Process
VII. A platform supporting Processes underlying Complex Sales and Development : deployment of modular, re-useable multimedia and pitch coaching scenarios to support sequential steps leading to revenue generation.

What is your main interest in this network?

Education, Social, Networking, Finding Partnerships, Improv Resources, Looking for a soul-mate

What kind of person are you?

Morning, Day, 24-7

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

Communcation, Character Development, Sales, Presentation Skills

Any niche industries, skills, etc?

Use of PEG ( traditional community access TV Center ) Access Center facility as home base for my activities

Share a favorite 'improv epiphany'

The day after intense immersion in troupe scene building, I ask myself, "where did that line ( movement, gesture, etc ) come from ?

Losing self-consciousness and merging into the group mind enhances sales relationnships, in much the same way it affects all human relationships.
It happens every day.

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

I've always had to balance my strong creative needs with being accountable for sales/develoipment revenue. Sales, Tactical Marketing and Develolpment, broadly speaking, has been a good fit for my needs. I may give more speeches/ presentations and have fancier multimedia than I need to, relative to my revenue generation. But, I've always met my quotas, balancing my organizational obligations and earned my freedom to be as creative as I want to be.
It blows my mind that many improvvers with limited organizational experience, are so surprised about improv in sales and development. They think it's so straight-laced, aggressive and untheatrical.
When I first got interested in merging improv processes into sales conversation enhancement, I was short sighted about how to "sell" this niche to Corporate and bigtime Nonprofit America. My takeaway is that "Aha" experiences need to be coupled with tangible products that sales and development forces can use to enhance revenue. I'm developing multimedia and "pitch" scenario tools that become additional products of my consulting/workshops.
I believe that moves closer to providing a tangible product to support the "aha" moments. Stay tuned to find out how well that works!

I need help with...

Games for Message Creation !!! Got some ?

Work Website

http://Working on it

Blog or other personal website

http://evanstonnow.com/blog/jim-mizell

How did you hear about this network?

google while enrolled at The Second City, Chicago.