When I teach improvisation some people fear that they will be seen as not-serious. Usually this is the fear of the most serious (or stiff) participants. They are afraid that if they embrace the improv principles they will look too childish or reckless. But what happens is that they think about those abilities pushed too … [Read more…]
Last week I was invited as a speaker at Business Days – an event that gathers around 1000 professionals. I was in a panel called “The art of improvisation for managers and entrepreneurs” and I couldn’t be more happy that there were so many people interested in improvisation in business. But, and there is a big but, I … [Read more…]
A girl wrote me to enrol in our improv workshop, but made sure I know that she’s not a creative person. I can’t help by wonder how do people know if they’re creative or not. It’s unlikely they participated in any competition regarding creativity or taken a (good) test about it. I see two ways to evaluate … [Read more…]
Nowadays everybody has something to sell. I find myself in that role as well, more than often. We are surrounded by sales people and they became more and more aggressive. So the business world invented the transactional vs. consultative selling. And the consultant, especially in service, is supposed to be an advisor, to be a solution finder. … [Read more…]
Don’t let the title scare you, it’s not quite the type of article you’d see in a glossy magazine. The talk about flirting is just a cover up to the talk about human interaction. But it does sound catchy, isn’t it? I’ve been in Denmark for an improvisation course with a bunch of talented people (whom I … [Read more…]