Episode 140
November 24th, 2021
140: How to use Applied Improv to Enliven your Workshops with Shannon Hughes

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Intro
Using “yes-and”, following the flow, and focusing on the process as much as the outcomes… Is this improv or facilitation?
The two share a lot in common! When we combine them, we can create amazing, immersive workshops.
And that’s exactly what I discuss with Shannon Hughes in this week’s episode. Shannon dedicates her work to generating ‘aliveness’ – helping leaders come alive and bringing confidence, connection, and creativity to teams.
Now, she’s sharing the lessons she’s learned from bringing applied improv into corporate spaces – and how facilitators can bring a little more improv and play into workshops to amazing effect.
Find out about
- How beneficial it can be to remember that facilitators are guides, not teachers
- The multiple skills we – as communicators, colleagues, and people – learn from improvisation
- How to apply improvisation for conscious leadership (with a helpful acronym)
- Why absence has a bigger impact than presence – especially when it comes to leaders
- How we can become better listeners and help others to do the same
- The tools you might already be using in your workshops that you can apply to improv
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