Presentation Skills
A Happy Audience Is a Receptive Audience: Give Them a Great Environment
If you’re a frequent speaker or presenter, you know how much your environment matters. You’ve probably had at least one…
Make Sure Your Presentation Sticks: Use Bookends! [VIDEO]
A captivating beginning and a motivating ending will make your talk memorable. How can you grab your audience’s…
Are You Getting in Your Own Way? The Subtle Art of Putting Your Audience First
Don’t picture your audience in their underwear. You’ve probably heard this age-old piece of advice aimed at calming…
Stop Practicing for the Mirror – It’s Just a 1-Person Show!
Do you practice your speeches in front of a mirror? Stop. Right now. This is one of those tips that’s lasted through…
How to Give Your Presentations an Upgrade
It’s likely that any training you’ve had on how to give a great presentation is now outdated, and, to be honest,…
The Best Way to Knock the Socks off Your Audience
It’s the information age. People are clamoring for data and facts. But that’s not what your presentation should be…
Team Transformation
Bias in the Algorithm: Thoughts for Leaders on Their Use of AI
Artificial intelligence feels revolutionary as an efficient, intelligent assistant that can help leaders analyze data,…
Leadership Development Is Human–And AI Can Help Reinforce It
In the rush to adopt artificial intelligence, it’s tempting to believe that technology will solve every leadership…
Why Peer Mentoring Is Crucial to Leadership Development Programs
Leadership development blossoms when learning is shared and practiced in community. That is the promise of peer…
Managing Tough Conversations
Managing Tough Conversations: Here’s How to Have “That Talk” You Don’t Want to Have
Editor’s note: This post was originally published on 10/17/17 and has been updated for accuracy and comprehension.
5 Tactics to Get a Win at the Negotiating Table
It may be easier to pinpoint in your work life: prioritizing projects, haggling over salary or nailing down the…
Can Improv Make Women Better Negotiators?
Editor’s note: This post was originally published on 2/6/17 and has been updated for accuracy and comprehension.…
Improvisation
Tackling the Hidden Costs of Unproductive Meetings
Meetings are an integral part of the workplace, providing a platform for collaboration, decision-making, and…
5 Outcomes to Empathetic Leadership
Empathy keeps showing up as a key topic of conversation for team offsites. The need to be understood, heard and…
The Collective Strength: A Focus on Resilience
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1lkdODbr3oY In a world where the only constant is change, resilience is a key trait for…
Improvise in Consultative Selling: 7 Steps to Better Connections With Customers
Using improvisation techniques in consultative sales training is a creative and effective way to enhance communication…
Use Open-Ended Questions to Dig Deep on Motivation
How many times do we know that open-ended questions are the way to go, yet we ask the yes/no question because it seems…
Team Equity at Work: When You’re Ready to Jump In
Lean in. That is what improvisers do - intellectually, emotionally and physically. Team Equity in the workplace is when…
Building Trust in Virtual Interactions: Look at the Camera
In today's digital age where virtual and hybrid meetings are the norm, presenting yourself effectively on camera is a…
Why Improv Now: Navigating the Hybrid Workplace
Humans avoid discomfort. We want to work, live and play in areas where we can show our expertise and feel safe. Yet, in…
Lead Like an Improviser: Flexibility, Influence and Change
Women Tech 2023 Global Conference Let’s talk Improvisation – I’m passionate about what improv brings to the business…
3 High Impact Skills for Facilitating Virtual Team Meetings
Facilitation isn't just for trainers anymore. We all need to think of ourselves as facilitators. As we move through a…
ImprovEdge Blog
Why Peer Mentoring Is Crucial to Leadership Development Programs
Leadership development blossoms when learning is shared and practiced in community. That is the…
The Missing Piece in New Manager Training: Why Improv Accelerates the Shift to People Leadership
Becoming a manager for the first time is one of the most pivotal—and challenging—career…
Elevate Team Collaboration Through Improv to Move from Effective to Exceptional
What distinguishes highperforming teams that innovate, adapt and deeply collaborate? It’s the depth…
Think and Act Like the Leader You’re Becoming: Improv for High-Potential Leaders
High-potential leaders often find themselves in a professional in-between space. They’re seen as…
How Improvisation Shifts Leadership Behavior – 5 Transformational Moves to Manage Change
In a business landscape marked by constant change, leaders are no longer rewarded for simply being…
Vocal Fry, Professional Presence, and Better Vocal Choices
Have you ever noticed a creaky, low-pitched vibration at the end of someone’s sentence—almost like…
The Missing Piece in New Manager Training: Why Improv Accelerates the Shift to People Leadership
Becoming a manager for the first time is one of the most pivotal—and challenging—career…
Improv Builds Professional Presence and Relationships in Early Career Talent
Onboarding and upskilling early career talent isn’t just about teaching systems, protocols, or even…
Choosing an Executive Coach: 5 Questions to Ask and What to Expect
Executive coaching is a strategic investment in leadership effectiveness. Whether you're a senior…



























