Chicago improv workshops and programs
 
 

Improv Training for Business Professionals in Chicago

We Ensure a Positive Learning Experience for You

Are you looking for an outside of the box learning experience with your team that evokes laughter, levity, empathy and support? Are you local to Chicago or in the Windy City for a conference? Why not try one of our Chicago improv workshops?

Our specialized techniques and improv based training here in Chicago helps business professionals harness their positive energy - creating an experiential team building session for all. Our workshops impart interesting, fun-filled life lessons to help you learn, laugh, grow, and gain power skills that can help you in both your personal and professional life.

Our Chicago improv workshops are action packed from start to finish and extremely interactive. We use improv based activities to drive home our teaching points so the participants can feel what we are teaching, versus just listening to a lecture. It’s experiential learning at it’s finest, and our deep dive debriefs make sure that we drive home key messages and that everyone leaves with tangible takeaways. Come see the magic for yourself with our improv team building in Chicago!

We offer 10 interactive workshops that dive deeper into essential power skills, using live improv activities, tools, and techniques. By getting to know you and your team, we align your objectives with one (or multiple) of our programs and customize it to fit your needs. Workshop topics include:

 
 
  • In this highly interactive and high energy in-person or virtual workshop, our seasoned improv facilitators will lead participants through improvisational activities and customized debriefs that center around the thesis statement, “What you Say, and What You Don’t Say, Affects How Others Listen and Respond.”

    Participants will learn how to:

    • Use verbal and nonverbal techniques to enhance their communication with peers, clients, and leadership

    • Use positive tone and other key interpersonal communication skills to create inclusive and supportive environments

    • Build rapport through listening to understand vs. listening to respond

    • Foster trust through the improv tenet of ‘yes, and’

  • In this highly interactive and high energy in-person or virtual workshop, our seasoned improv facilitators will lead participants through improvisational activities and customized debriefs that center around the thesis statement, “Being Present + Offering Support = Engaging Conversations.”

    Participants will learn how to:

    • Be fully present in conversations so there is no room for self-consciousness or shaky nerves

    • Offer support and engage in finding common ground with peers and external clients

    • Refine their personal brand and create a fun elevator pitch to make introductions with new connections

    • Connect and engage in new relationships, ie, to listen deeply and build on the other person’s ideas

  • In this highly interactive and high energy in-person or virtual workshop, our seasoned improv facilitators will lead participants through improvisational activities and customized debriefs that center around the thesis statement, “Communication + Inspiration = Motivation.”

    Participants will learn how to:

    • Communicate effectively with their team

    • Inspire and empower their peers through their words and actions

    • Motivate the team around them to set higher goals and achieve more

  • In this highly interactive and high energy in-person or virtual workshop, our seasoned improv facilitators will lead participants through improvisational activities and customized debriefs that center around the thesis statement, “Showing Up + Support = Collaboration.”

    Participants will learn how to:

    • Use communication as a tool to move forward in a positive way

    • Create supportive relationships that work in partnership with cross-functional teams

  • In this highly interactive and high energy in-person or virtual workshop, our seasoned improv facilitators will lead participants through improvisational activities and customized debriefs that center around the thesis statement, “A Safe Space + Taking Creative Risks = Change.”

    Participants will learn how to:

    • Create a safe environment in which people are willing to take risks and communicate in different ways

    • See creative inspiration differently by taking a step back and looking from a different POV

    • Be a leader that embraces taking initiative and understands that change is a constant

  • In this highly interactive and high energy in-person or virtual workshop, our seasoned improv facilitators will lead participants through improvisational activities and customized debriefs that center around the thesis statement, “Partnership + Planning = Proper Prioritization.”

    Participants will learn how to:

    • Improve their creative brainstorming and collaborative “group mind”

    • Set priorities for the year ahead

  • In this highly interactive and high energy in-person or virtual workshop, our seasoned improv facilitators will lead participants through improvisational activities and customized debriefs that center around the thesis statement, “Positivity + Preparation = A Productive Presentation.”

    Participants will learn how to:

    • Exude positivity before a presentation

    • Understand how their emotional state affects performance

    • Utilize their natural presentation style and creativity to prepare

    • Concisely communicate and connect with an audience

  • In this highly interactive and high energy in-person or virtual workshop, our seasoned improv facilitators will lead participants through improvisational activities and customized debriefs that center around the thesis statement, “Focus + Trust = Your Targeted Message.”

    Participants will learn how to:

    • Focus on the present moment

    • Communicate their thoughts clearly and concisely

    • Deliver their targeted message

  • In this highly interactive and high energy in-person or virtual workshop, our seasoned improv facilitators will lead participants through improvisational activities and customized debriefs that center around the thesis statement, “Positivity + Perseverance = Possibilities.”

    Participants will learn how to:

    • Use positivity as a way to go about day-to-day tasks

    • Do a good job when no one is looking

    • Get the most out of their internship by utilizing connections, experience, and industry knowledge to move forward in their career

  • In this highly interactive and high energy in-person or virtual workshop, our seasoned improv facilitators will lead participants through improvisational activities and customized debriefs that center around the thesis statement, “No + Maybe = Yes.”

    Participants will learn how to:

    • Hear a “no” and create an opportunity

    • Build client relationships in the face of adversity

    • Practice appropriate tone and language to encourage future sales

We recommend focusing on one workshop in a single day. If you’d like a longer program for your day, we can add to the 2-hour in-person workshop with a 90-minute application session full of scenarios to take the improv teachings and apply them to real-world situations! 

What’s included when you partner with us on a workshop?

Step 1: Participant pre-work to set expectations and prepare for the live workshop

Step 2: Virtual Laugh Break. Before our facilitators get your team to do improv activities in the live workshop, we want to show off a little! We’ll schedule a virtual 30-minute Laugh Break to perform for participants before the workshop, because laughter builds connection like no other! 

Step 3: In-Person Workshop! The day has come for us to play, learn, and grow together. 

Step 4: Post-work eLearning course that reinforces improv methods and key takeaways so that participants can keep the learning top-of-mind and continue to grow these skills long after we’re gone. 

 

 
Improv Training for Business Professionals in Chicago