Improv-based interpersonal communication training that sticks
More than a PowerPoint presentation. Get people talking, listening, and working as a team right away.
How we can work together
Interpersonal Communication Training Program – Creating a culture of communication and collaboration
1.5 to 3-hour ad-hoc workshops
One-on-one leadership coaching
Do you have a talented group of people who are struggling to communicate and work as a team?
Perhaps you’ve had a major organizational shift or they are simply experiencing daily pressure to succeed? As a result, are you noticing silos, distrust between “veterans” and “newbies” or friction between those who speak up all the time and those who are afraid to say anything?
Improv is the great equalizer, it allows for collaborative conversations where no one is “in charge” and everyone must work as a team as they build something from nothing. It fosters empathy, creativity and trust and allows for improved teamwork, innovation and communication.
Inspire Improv and Coaching Inc workshops and programs are a unique opportunity to allow your people to learn by doing, laughing and collaborating.
What does this look like exactly?
Each organization is different and starts from a unique place. The program and workshop descriptions give an idea of what is possible. I work in partnership with each organization to customize an interpersonal communication program or workshop for your specific needs.
Let’s get the ball rolling
Schedule a call – tell me about your team, challenges, and goals
I’ll provide a customized program proposal.
We’ll get to work!
“Caitlin’s workshop made our team aware of inherent personal behaviors and got us thinking about how to correct. Excellent workshop. Thank you!”
-Denise Purpura, Director, Corporate Contracting and Procurement, Rochester Regional Health System
FAQs
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Our brains are not open to learning if we are afraid. My first order of business is to create psychological safety, helping participants to feel comfortable and then get them laughing together. From there, we relax and our brains can open up to taking in new information.
I let participants know what to expect and they understand that, even though improv may look like a free for all from the outside, there are set rules that we will be following throughout.
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In improv, we all agree to these basic rules:
Say “Yes, and” - this phrase encourages us to actively listen and to consider someone else’s idea (and maybe even build upon it), instead of shutting it down.
Make each other look good - we intentionally look for ways to allow our teammates to use their skills, setting them up for success. We understand that when we aim to make each other look good, we all end up looking great!
In short, we will listen, we will trust one another, we will have one another’s back and we will work together to create something that we wouldn’t have been able to come up with on our own.
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Give them an opportunity to practice in a safe and fun environment. This type of training allows for participants to both learn the “how-to’s” of communication and to practice it right away.
For instance, in the final module of my full program, we cover giving and receiving feedback where participants practice giving real feedback. Most of the time, they leave, having had a conversation that was long overdue and now have the tools to continue with those important conversations.
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Yes! Using Zoom, I’ve successfully delivered the full program as well as one-time workshops with fully remote teams, some of whom had never been in a room together before!
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Nope! I am experienced in adapting to utilize the PI instead of DISC. I will simply ask that you provide each learner’s PI profile prior to the start of the program. The same is true if everyone already has a DISC assessment, as long as it’s been less than five years, there is no need to take a new one.
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Yes! I apply a 20% discount of services for not-for-profits across the board.