Spreading the Transforming Power of Improvisation
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Sue Walden
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- San Francisco, CA
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London
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AIN 2009 Portland, OR
84 members
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Asia Conference in Mar...
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Chicago 2008 AIN Confe...
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SF Bay Area AIN Chapter
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Using Improv with Myers-Briggs
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If I recall correctly, dancing often happens after the banquet and improv jam... and think "playfully festive dressy" rather than "standard dressy" -- I think a woman can distinguish the fine line, and because there're a lot of different activitie...
And here's a female perspective. Comfortable shoes! There is a lot of spontaneous standing around in wonderful conversations...
Also, it's fun to wear something festive for the banquet.
;D
Improv Application: Group Facilitation at mid-town, San Francisco, California
November 5, 2009 at 9am to November 7, 2009 at 4:30pm
4-day Train the Trainer Intensive: “Walking the Talk” (embodying the "Yes, And") offers improv skills, tools and practice in becoming more effective in working with groups. Sue Walden, one of the world’s most experienced practitioners of Applied I...
Living Beyond Your Limits! at Marin County
November 21, 2009 all day
This workshop is packed with improvisation exercises and various playful activities that, while being great fun, will powerfully support and guide you into a larger version of yourself… one with fewer limits and where you are more creative, more c...
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- Where do you live and work? (City)
- Live in San Francisco, CA, US; work anywhere in the World!
- Professional Skills
- Trainer/Facilitator, Workshop Design, Training Trainers, Speaker, Published Author ("Working With Groups to Enhance Relationships"), Improv Theater Master Teacher, Performer (even created a one-woman improv show),
- 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?
- Night
- What kinds of improv-related services are you involved in?
- Teambuilding, Creativity, Innovation, Problem Solving, Communication, Leadership, Stress, Life Skills, Character Development, Change Management, Sales, Presentation Skills
- Share a favorite 'improv epiphany'
- After my very first improv workshop, I felt as if my chest was expanding bigger than my body. It was as if doors flew open, trumpets blared, and the sunlight was almost brighter than I could bear. I was also emotionally higher than a kite. Better than any drug could ever be (not that I've had much experience).
- More about you: (Short Bio or any other details you'd like people to know)
- Sue Walden is a woman who wears many hats:
She is the founder of ImprovWorks, a non-profit organization which produces performances as well as customized workshops for schools, senior centers, community agencies and corporations. Sue has administered as well as taught since 1978, including facilitating play events (called Recess!) for adults, couples, families and business groups.
Sue has a BA in Education and since 1980, has trained and coached business people in communication skills, and offered companies a new approach to building positive work relations, enhanced creativity, eliminating stress, flowing with change through an experiential learning model -- a creative and effective format, that also happens to be fun. Results have been produced for corporations such as IBM, MCI, Xerox, Apple, The Gap, Discovery Channel, and many more. Also, she has presented her unique methods at both regional and national conferences in workshop sessions and key note speeches. Sue has been actively involved in the Applied Improvisation Network, as presenter and planning team member since its very beginning.
She has been published in "Vision Action," the Journal of the Bay Area Organizational Development Network, and has co-authored a book for Whole Persons Associates (Working With Groups to Enhance Relationships), a playful approach to building relationship skills. Her second book on facilitation skills will be out soon.
At this point in her career, Sue is actively sharing her wealth of experience and skills through a Train the Trainer program that focuses on interactive learning, as well as providing consulting on designing experiential learning workshops and presentations. She also provides one-on-one coaching on presentation skills, thinking on your feet and increasing credibility.
In 2005, Sue went international, with programs in Barcelona, London, Paris; 2006 added Toronto, in 2007 added Stockholm, Oslo and Helsinki, 2008, Trondheim and Calgary, and this year will add Vancouver, Tokyo and Seoul to the list.
For 25 years, she produced, directed AND performed with San Francisco's longest-running 100% improvisational theater company, FLASH FAMILY. Currently, Sue is stretching her comfort zone with a one-woman (sorta) improv show, “Sue & Friends”. This highly interactive theatrical experience has been performed all around California, in London and Helsinki.
- Work Website
- http://www.improvworks.org
- Skype Name (Skype.com is the most popular free internet audio/text chat and more)
- SuzalaSF
- Other contact info (Your choice for phone, email, facebook, myspace, etc.)
- Phone: 414-885-5678; Fax: 415-885-4314; Yahoo IM: Spiky Suz
- How did you hear about this network?
- from the first conference in San Diego
Comment Wall (35 comments)
- At 4:53pm on November 10, 2009,
Burgert Kirsten said…
- Hi Sue, It looks like we've lost our ride with Eric. So I guess we'll be sharing a taxi. I'll wait for you. Looking forward weeing you again.
- At 3:03pm on November 4, 2009,
Jeffrey Weissman said…
- yes!
(and..)
- At 10:22am on May 8, 2009,
Brent Sverdloff said… - Hi, Sue-
Thanks for getting in touch and alerting me to the monthly Bay Area meetings. I'm keeping May 18 open and would love to attend. The timing is perfect--I'm presenting at the annual Theatre Communications Group conference in Baltimore in early June on innovative and practical applications of improv as part of BATS' school curriculum, so your meeting will give me the chance to gain and share relevant details.
-Brent
- At 9:17pm on April 5, 2009,
Bob Lieberman said… - Sue,
Thanks for contacting me. I'm interested in attending your next gathering on May 18. Please do include me in your email list.
Bob
- At 3:59am on April 5, 2009,
Nerida Rand said… - Just catching up on my correspondence after Taiwan and the start of term and general CHAOS! I will mail you. (I have visions of Raymond telling us to keep our conversation in the corner!)
Love and hugs, N
- At 7:40am on March 30, 2009,
Camilla Persson said… - Hey darling dear! Korea sounds a bit far from mother but intresting. I enjoy preforming (of course) and I also do a a lot of corporation workshops. But I do long to go out in the world and meet people!
Take care honey and don´t dress to warm OR to cold
/Mum
- At 7:34am on March 24, 2009,
Alieke van der Wijk said… - Back in Amsterdam! Thanks for all the moments of cocreations, laughter, discussions and flirtatious behavior! It was great!
Hug,
Alieke
- At 6:00pm on March 7, 2009,
Nast Marrero said… - Dear Sue,
It's been great to finally meet you. There're some things that are meant to be, and to make aquintance was one of them. I'm really grateful of all the experiences you shared with us, and on top of that it was an enriching pleasure to participate in the AIN facilitators share point of the SFB Division. Thanks again for everything.
- At 10:20pm on February 22, 2009,
Nerida Rand said…
- Glad to hear from you, Sue. Sorry to say, though, that I have absolutely no experience with Open Space! My hand is still in the air to offer help, so anything else that you need, please ask, and hopefully we'll find a skill match eventually. Even carrying cardboard boxes, when it comes down to it.
- At 4:00am on February 5, 2009,
Jeff Wirth said… - I'll be leaving on the early morning of Feb 18, so we could meet on the evening of the 17th. I've posted to the SF Area AIN group as well. Might there be some folks from that group like to hang and chat (and play?) with us? I'm excited to catch up with you. It has been way too long.
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