The Art of "Yes"...
The Improv Edge
Improve with Improv!
The Improv Edge will introduce you to essential improv skills that will assist you in creativity, spontaneity, listening, acceptance, confidence building, collaborative creativity and teamwork ... and all in an active and fun way! Now you can quickly undo rigid thinking, improve your social skills and boost your self-confidence!
Discover how to...
- Stifle your inner critic
- Unleash your imagination and creativity
- Be more present and fully in the moment
- Let go of perfectionism
- Embrace risk-taking and spontaneity
- Banish negative thinking
- Diminish stress and conflict
- Flow with unexpected life challenges
- Increase your self-esteem
- Release life-limiting fears of failure
Who can benefit from The Improv Edge?
Improvisers desiring to hone their skills with a more detail-centered approach that’s real, grounded and fun!
Actors looking to add improvisation to their toolbox, making for better auditions and more callbacks!
Speakers who want to add more energy, punch and spontaneity to their presentations!
Businesses and Organizations desiring more creativity, innovation, communication, teamwork and leadership in their organization.
Team Leaders who want to empower their team in generating more ideas, increased agility and collaboration during team meetings.
Anyone who wants to skyrocket their confidence, improve their assertiveness, become better at problem solving and enjoy a more creative life!
What's inside...
The Improv State of Mind
The Science of Funny – Our Brains During Improv
Creativity – Intelligence Having Fun
Failing Without Failure
From To-Do to Ta Da!
How to Unleash Your Natural Talents
Breaking Free of Pattern Thinking
Mindfulness and Improv
Risk Taking Without the Risks
Confidence in Creativity
The Under-Utilized 55% Communication Tool
Escaping the Rigors of Daily Routines
The Power of Specificity
The Art of Conscious Consideration
Leadership and Team Building
Removing Boredom from the Boardroom
New Twists on the Rule of Acceptance
A Novel Approach to Effective Object Work
No Panic Engagement with Improv
Quieting the Inner Critic
20 Approaches to Sharpen Your Improv Skills
… and Much Much More!
About the Author...
Joe Hammer has spent decades studying and teaching improvisation, starting with his early experience at the Upright Citizens Brigade in New York City. That study became The Improv Edge \u2014 a practical guide to using improv skills for creativity, confidence and spontaneity, whether you\u2019re an improviser, an actor, a speaker, or simply someone who wants to worry less and create more.
Joe is the Director of The Outcasters Improv Training Center in Scottsdale, Arizona, where he teaches improv classes and workshops for students at every level. Thanks to shows like Whose Line Is It, Anyway?, improv has never been more popular \u2014 and Joe\u2019s students keep discovering that its benefits go far beyond the stage.
About the Author...
Joe Hammer is a nationally-recognized improv coach who helps improvisers, actors, speakers and everyday creatives unlock more spontaneity, confidence and imagination. He is the Director of The Outcasters Improv Training Center, located in Scottsdale, Arizona, where he has led hundreds of improv classes, seminars and workshops for students at every level.
Through his business and personal development programs, Joe also brings improv into the corporate world \u2014 but at its core, his training approach is about building creative confidence from a place of encouragement and strength, not performance pressure. He is the author of \u2018Blank to Brilliant,\u2019 which applies improv skills specifically to business communication, and \u2018The Unconscious Authority,\u2019 on the mind\u2019s silent yet powerful driving force behind our life\u2019s direction.
Whether you\u2019re an improviser sharpening your craft or simply someone who wants to worry less and create more, Joe\u2019s approach meets you where you are.
The Improv Edge will assist anyone with the life-enhancing benefits from the fascinating art form of improvisation!
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