WHAT
Do you know the feeling, when one of your friends is telling you a story, and you are hanging on their lips, craving to know what is going to happen next?
Now imagine being at work. Did you experience a similar “please, show me the next Powerpoint slide!” feeling? We thought so…
Make your message stick while creating a real connection with your audience!
HOW
Discover what is so special about storytelling and why/how it works perfectly in a business context
Learn a comprehensive model to construct your stories and how to deliver them
Experience building and delivering stories with personalized coaching
WHY
IMPROV BASED LEARNING
In improv, you are constantly building stories on the spot with your team members.
Your input can range from a word at the time, to entire monologues.
Imagine how good you will get once you master this skill and actually get time to prepare!
WHAT
When you run a successful business, it’s essential that you keep reinventing yourself to stay ahead of the others.
You don’t do that by copy/pasting what you already had.
Even in jobs that at first sight don’t get the “creative” label, you would be surprised how much creativity is needed to get to optimal results.
HOW
Discover the advantages and myths surrounding creativity
Learn how and when to best unleash on-the-spot creativity
Experience being relentlessly creative together with your colleagues
WHY
IMPROV BASED LEARNING
When you step on stage with only 1 word as a suggestion, you better tap into your creativity fast!
In these sessions we will of course give you a set of training wheels, but you will be opening your creative parachute before you realize it!
WHAT
Effort underestimations, last-minute change requests, unforeseen circumstances,…
Work can be a walk in the park, but sometimes it feels as if the park is on fire.
While stress hormones are raging through your body, do you ride the wave, or do you end up under water?
HOW
Discover the impact of stress on the body
Learn about the slippery slope to burnout and how to avoid it
Experience being functional in stressful situations
WHY
IMPROV BASED LEARNING
Speaking in front of an audience is often listed as one of the most feared activities.
Add to that the insecurity of having no clue what is going to happen, and you have the perfect pressure cooker setup.
During the sessions, we will of course only gradually turn up the temperature.
WHAT
Having a positive outlook on life has plenty of advantages: you feel more happy, relaxed and people like to be around you.
When you work with passion, your enthusiasm will be unstoppable!
HOW
Discover the impact of positivity on you and your work
Learn about positive affirmation in the team and how you can discover your passion
Experience what being truly receptive to others feels like
WHY
IMPROV BASED LEARNING
Rule number 1 in improvisation: you accept what you are being offered, and you continue building on that. The more enthusiastic your reaction, the more your audience will love it!
You will also be surprised what "bad ideas" can turn into when you receive them in a positive way
WHAT
We spend a lot of time with our colleagues. But how often are we not really paying attention to what they are saying?
And when we are finally listening, we often "listen to answer" instead of "listen to understand".
Get the most out of your colleagues and start listening!
HOW
Discover the benefits of active listening at work
Learn the difference between responding and reacting
Experience how fully taking in the input of others is the only way to success
WHY
IMPROV BASED LEARNING
In improv there is no script, so the only way to make sense of what is happening is to make sure you are 100% focused on what your co-player(s) are providing you as input.
Act too soon, and confuse your audience considerably!
WHAT
The essence of working in teams is that “1+1 > 2”.
But for that to work, people need to feel at ease in the group and fully trust each other.
Luckily, working on group safety can also be a lot of fun!
HOW
Discover the essence of trust in a group
Learn about the dynamics between leading and being led
Experience exhilarating exercises where cooperation is essential
WHY
IMPROV BASED LEARNING
Most improv scenes are created with 2 or more people.
Since you are in a very vulnerable position, you need to be able to blindly trust your coplayers.
Making your coplayer shine is the easiest way to come to a good scene.
WHAT
At work you sometimes need to make split second decisions.
Will you go into “deer staring at the headlights” mode, or do you click in a higher gear when that happens?
And what is the impact of long-term inflexibility?
Luckily you can train to be prepared for unpreparedness!
HOW
Discover what makes us flexible
Learn how overconfidence and biases make you inflexible
Experience how flexible you are in unexpected situations
WHY
IMPROV BASED LEARNING
When on stage with multiple people, you have basically no idea what the others will be doing.
You can make a plan in your head, but if the others go a different direction, you accept and swiftly adjust your course
Things get really interesting when that direction is unexpected!
WHAT
“No guts, no glory!” Often all it takes to be successful, is that small leap of faith.
Not only will you be able to reach places that otherwise would be unreachable, you will also boost your confidence when you succeed.
And if you don’t, there is always still the “deal with failure” training available…
HOW
Discover why taking risk is essential in becoming successful
Learn how risk can be successfully incorporated in your projects
Experience situations where you can only succeed by taking risk
WHY
IMPROV BASED LEARNING
Stepping unprepared on stage in front of a group people inherently brings some risk.
Since you can’t prepare at all, you will have to work with what is given to you.
Jump first, and trust you have the skills to open the parachute on the way down.
WHAT
Whether you are a keynote speaker at a large convention, or you take the word in a small team status meeting, you want to make sure that your message lands properly.
Draw and keep the attention on yourself and take control over what people will take away from your statements.
HOW
Discover your strengths and improvement points when presenting
Learn how to get and keep the focus
Experience speaking in front of an audience
WHY
IMPROV BASED LEARNING
On stage, you are literally in the spotlight.
The whole point actually is to be able to captivate and entertain an audience.
WHAT
Generalizations often have their flaws, but let’s face it: we all make mistakes.
We however don’t typically talk too much about them.
Very strange, especially if you know that even the most successful people on this planet have had a bumpy ride to the top.
HOW
Discover how failure can lead to success
Learn how to openly discuss and learn from failure
Experience owning failure in a safe environment
WHY
IMPROV BASED LEARNING
When you are on stage and have no clue what is going to happen next, you are bound to make mistakes.
It’s how you deal with them when they happen that determines if your audience will accept, or even reward them.