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Improve and Laughter For Business

In this fun workshop you will learn how to Improv. 
Improv teaches you how to think on your feet and how to react and adapt very quickly to unexpected events and things you may not have planned for.

Laughter Helps us deal with any situation and be able to reduce the stresses of everyday life.

Working together as a group to eliminate any individual fear, we participate learn to laugh  and cheer for each other in a safe environment and have fun doing it

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 Comedy improv exercises  and laughter yoga relaxation , stress relief principles result in self-discovery and insight. When we’re having fun, we’re relaxed. When we’re relaxed, we’re listening and communicating, and that’s when we’re able to overcome insecurities and express our full capabilities.

 It applies to leadership and it applies to negotiation, where you never have control over what happens. You have to be able to think on your feet and adapt.

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The key to improvisation is the "Yes, and" principle, and it's an idea they believe is particularly relevant to business.

In performance improvisation it means listening to what someone else says, accepting what they say, and then building on that. In business terms it means accepting any idea that's brought to the table and then taking that idea further.


Universalist Church 4 West 76th Street, downstairs, New York, NY (edit map)
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