Improv Alive

07/09/2018

Improv on New Day NW!

There's a lot of people talking right now, but it seems fewer people are taking the time to really listen to what's being said. Engaging in active listening may take a little extra effort, but it's an important skill to learn and use.

07/08/2018

Stoked to have the opportunity to be a guest on this Monday at 11am on and 3pm on to talk about active listening, , and how they mash up!

05/03/2018

I'm totally digging new blog post by@NewLegendsLady, Chelley Chelley Fallang Patterson on the value of specificity in thought and word in terms of succeeding as a team!

Most senior leaders know that every strategic plan needs to include the classic th*****me – Vision, Mission (or our preferred term, Purpose), and Values. Yet, creating a winning trio is easier said than done. Vision statements often lack “oomph” and sometimes get confused with mission/purpose ...

03/13/2018

proudly presents Podcast episode 19 with Grammy Nominated Conductor, Alastair Willis!

Podcast Interviewing Trail-Blazers, Creators, Leaders & Misfits who are doing extraordinary/crazy world-changing work using improvisation.

03/11/2018

Improvisationally Speaking was honored to interview Grammy nominated conductor, Alastair Willis this week. Check it out here.

03/02/2018

A guide to at Work:

Approaching a dialogue with a YES–AND mindset requires two things from you, to YES and to AND. First the YES: YESing someone in a conversation requires you to make it a point, for the duration of the conversation, to consciously, completely focus on what the other person is communicating to you....

02/20/2018

“If we take a survey of the greatest actions…in the world…we shall find the authors of them all to have been persons whose brains had been shaken out of their natural position.”

--John Adams--

01/30/2018

Improv Alive and Improvisationally Speaking present Episode 18 with Nationally Recognized Lawyer and Entrepreneur, Peter J. Strauss! https://www.improv-alive.com/podcasts-improvisationally-speaking/

01/24/2018

01/15/2018

Spent the day with an amazing and bold group of MBA students with the Hybrid MBA & Technology Management MBA Programs. Thank you for a great morning with you guys!

01/15/2018

Our Interview with Conversation Super-Star, Celeste Headlee!

Journalist, author, artist, national public radio talk show host Celeste Headlee has had an amazing career. On episode 17 of Improvisationally Speaking by Improv Alive, she talks about her work and life, and how she uses authentic conversation and elements of improvisation in every aspect of her wor...