Why this, and why me
This isn't a comedy show for your team.
It isn't a lecture either.
It's practice. The kind performers use to learn how to listen, adapt, and trust each other fast, because once a scene starts, there's no going back to fix it.
Your team doesn't need more slides. They need practice at the things that actually break down under pressure: listening past your own agenda, adapting when the plan changes, and trusting the person next to you when there's no script to fall back on.
Track record
Twenty years directing and coaching many improv ensembles through workshops, rehearsals, and shows in Austin and nationally.
Currently
I teach at Upright Citizens Brigade in Austin, Tx and coach three active performance ensembles, in addition to working with professionals.
The skill itself
I've spent years getting rooms full of near-strangers to trust each other enough to build something together, live, with people watching.
What your team will practice
Skills for the moments that actually happen.
Every exercise ties back to something your team can use the next day, not just during the workshop.
Listening in real time
We practice picking up on what's actually happening in the room, the tone, the hesitation, what's not being said, and responding to it instead of your prepared talking point.
Sharing the load
Good communication isn't one person's job. We build habits where everyone takes responsibility for being heard and for hearing everyone else.
Offering something before it's polished
Teams stall out when everyone is waiting for the safe, perfect idea. We practice putting something rough on the table and building on what's already there.
Knowing when to pause
Constant output isn't the goal. We practice the kind of pause that lets a team come back sharper, instead of running on empty.