Session Handouts:
Improv Applied Training Overview
PreventionFIRST! Coalition Academy Key Takeaways
Icebreaker Examples

When you think of “improv” what’s the first thing that comes to mind? Comedy? Wit? “I could never do that?” You aren’t alone. Yet, companies and business schools regularly employ improv training. Google “improv business” and you’ll receive 17 million results, many from sources like Forbes, Harvard Business Review, and Fast Company.
Why is improv so popular with the business world? Because the same principles that make improv comedy work also help teams cultivate skills in collaboration, communication, creativity, and more.
Find out for yourself. Join us for an interactive, fun, and low-pressure introduction to the basics of improv for business teams. You’ll come away with practical applications and a newfound appreciation for how improv empowers and increases engagement on any team – including yours.

Objectives
1. Explain the improv principle “Yes, and” and demonstrate how it cultivates team engagement, trust, and communication
2. Facilitate attendees to create new connections with one another
3. Help attendees to boost their energy and laugh as hard as they possibly can on a Zoom call for the ages