IMPROVICUS Toastmasters meetings are like table topics on steroids.
We combine cutting-edge research in social psychology and improv techniques to help you find and flex your creative muscles and grow as a communicator and leader. With hands-on interactive exercises, you’ll actively practice what you learn in a safe, non-judgemental environment. By developing an improv mindset, you’ll be more open to solving challenges in new ways, sharing your authentic self, and communicating and leading with both confidence and empathy.
What you will learn:
To develop an improv mindset to increase your creativity, flexibility, empathy, and effectiveness as a leader
To sharpen essential “soft skills” to become a more authentic, agile, and dynamic leader.
To read situations and make well-calibrated, appropriate responses for different audiences and circumstances.
To inspire and connect with others as well as foster creative problem-solving.
To understand how to use, display, and adjust your communication and leadership so it’s most appropriate for the situation.
IMPROVICUS Mindset Contract
1) Say “Yes, and…” before saying “No.”
2) Balance listening with the intent to serve with speaking.
3) Trust your instincts.
4) Embrace failure.
5) Support your teammates (at all costs!).
6) Start meetings on time. End meetings on time.
7) Value diversity of opinions and skills.
8) If you hit a roadblock, stop and laugh. Then try again.
9) Fun above all.