What are the benefits of improv?
Most companies know that a happy and healthy workplace is a productive workplace. Wellness programs are quickly becoming an important, if not mandatory, part of a corporation's regimen. Acting improvisation (or improv comedy) is an art form that has numerous benefits for the individual, business team, and work force.
Benefits from improv include but are not limited to:
team building, higher levels of team work
increased trust
increased confidence
increased mental agility, thinking quickly on your feet
increased listening skills
increased brainstorming skills, creativity, and innovation
increased ability to adapt to change
increased ability to "think outside the box" while working toward goals
increased ability to overcome fear
increased mental clarity
increased leadership
becoming comfortable with your own "voice" and opinions
becoming a better speaker
becoming more self aware
learning to make beautiful mistakes
learning how to read an audience
joy and laughter
decreased stress, leading to physical well being
Executive Improv focusses on the benefits that are important to you.
Many companies have already become aware of the benefits of improv and have suggested their employees take improv classes outside of work. This, however, is not ideal because it is time consuming and costly to employees, not to mention it does nothing for trust and teamwork being built among your own work force. Only few, if any, decide to go out of their way to take lessons, especially when they are given in a dark (often dirty and dingy) comedy club not befitting a business professional.
Executive Improv brings the learning, laughter, and excitement to your team right where you are.
Work can be stressful!!!
Throughout your experience with Executive Improv, the sure fire guarantee is laughter.
Laughter is an amazing gift that has tremendous effects on individuals, groups, and teams. Searching the internet for the "healing effects of laughter" will produce a crazy amount of information.
Here is a list of some of the physical, mental, and social benefits of laughter:
Physical
Strengthen your immune system
boost your energy
diminish pain
protect you from the damaging effects of stress
relaxes the whole body, muscles
triggers the release of healing endorphins
protects the heart - increases blood flow
Mental
increases happiness and intimacy
keeps you grounded, focussed, and alert
adds joy and zest to life
eases anxiety and fear
relieves stress
improves mood
enhances resilience
Social
binds people together, strengthens relationships
connects you to others
attracts others to us
enhances teamwork
helps diffuse conflict
promotes group bonding
“The Improv workshop was a great addition to our training class! It was a fun & interactive experience that required good listening & concentration skills. We learned while having fun!”