WitCorps
You know that guy at work? The one everyone listens to? The one everyone wants to work with? The one who’s always brimming with ideas?
Here’s his secret: He uses improv skills. Seriously.
He may not be on a performance team. He may not even know a whole lot about the artform. But he knows, and we know, that the best way to work with a team to produce creative, impressive outcomes is to agree and support.
WIT can help you learn and successfully employ these tactics to help you excel in the workplace.
Communication
Boo hoo hoo, nobody gets you. You speak and people don’t seem to understand the importance of your message. What you’re saying is massively important, and
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"Everyone had such a good time. They all have been stopping me in the hallway to say how much fun they had and how the workshop really helped sparked creative thinking."
- Workshop Client
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maybe it has the potential to make other people’s lives easier. If only they could see what’s in it for them. STOP. Take a breath. You have a choice here. You can either keep trying the same, fruitless tactics, or you can communicate like an improviser.
- Listen actively to what your audience is saying. Then deliver your message as a response.
- Use your voice, body and expressions in a way that conveys your message accurately.
- Adjust your status cues to get people to take you seriously.
Team Building
Improv is built on trusting relationships within a team. Falling out of trees into your coworkers’ arms is one thing, but how close is it, really, to feeling the level of comfort you need in the office? The best improv results when a group of people commits to supporting each other and helping each other shine. Does this sound a bit like a dream work team situation? We can tell you, it totally is.
- Take risks to expand opportunities for your team to play on a higher, more interesting level.
- Use the power of yes to build cohesion.
- Learn simple ways to support each other as you work towards a common objective.
Creativity and Innovation
What we do onstage amazes people. Improvisers make creative choices that get attention. We take things that don’t belong together, and somehow make their synthesis inevitable. It’s because we’re geniuses, right? YES! But guess what? You’re a genius too, and we can teach you how to put your brilliance to good use.
- Observe yourself and others to start to see connections on a subtle level.
- Trust your team enough to explore those ideas you often dismiss as silly or impractical.
- Be aware of what’s working from moment to moment so that your ideas remain relevant to your clients’ needs.
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“I wish we could do this at work every day. I bet if people had an opportunity to be this creative in such a positive, encouraging, and safe environment as your class has been, the world would be a much better place and people would be much more productive! Yay!”
- WIT student
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