the essential building block to team performance.

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Improv Workshops

Unleash the power of improvisation with our engaging workshop series.

Ignite & Innovate

Creativity

Understanding

Confidence

Communication

Collaboration

Teamwork

Sparking Curiosity & Communication

Your team will:

> Gain a foundational understanding of improv principles such as "Yes, and..." and how they apply to effective communication.


> Develop active listening skills to respond thoughtfully and creatively to prompts and cues in an improv setting, which translates to improved interpersonal communication.


> Enhance their ability to think quickly and express ideas creatively, sparking curiosity and engagement within a group setting.

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Sustaining Trust & Transformation

Your team will:

> Cultivate a deeper level of trust within a team setting through practices like empathy, active listening and communication.


> Master the ability to adapt to changes quickly and effectively, a necessary skill for innovation and transformation.


> Learn to create an inclusive, safe space that encourages risk-taking and supports transformation, breaking down barriers and fostering a culture of innovation.

Improv Ignition

Improv Innovation

3-hours per session; In person or virtual.

Workshop Descriptions

Beginning with 'Improv Ignition,' we spark your curiosity and amplify your communication skills, employing dynamic improv techniques to enhance your responsiveness and creativity.

The series continues with 'Improv Innovation,' where we focus on sustaining trust and fostering transformation. You will cultivate deep trust within a team setting, adapt swiftly to changes, and create an inclusive space that encourages risk-taking and innovation.

Join us on this transformative journey...

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Meet your facilitator

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Meet Joel Silverstone. With a playbook honed over two decades across the globe, Joel supports individual talents to become synergistic dream teams through the art of stellar communication, empathy and interpersonal influence.


Joel helps executives become more empathetic leaders and reluctant team members become confident collaborators.


He is a Second City Advanced Conservatory alum and has been a performer and instructor with improv troupes Theatre Shmeatre and The Back Alley Players. Joel has taught film, T.V. and improv acting in Montreal, Toronto, Vancouver & Los Angeles and uses these techniques to break down barriers, foster trust, and set the stage for innovation.


Whether you're a government organization, Fortune 500 or a startup, prepare for an encore performance in teamwork.


With Joel, "Yes, and..." is only the beginning.

"Insightful!"

"Engaging!"

"Aha Moments!"

"Fresh Approach!"

"Critical Skills!"

"Yes AND!"

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“I had the pleasure of attending Joel's training on difficult conversations. Throughout my professional career I have attended numerous trainings, but this was the most engaging, energetic, and impactful session by far. The ENTIRE room was participating through a fresh, new approach to teaching critical soft skills.”

From "Difficult Conversations" Workshop

"I attended several sessions at the Conference, yes AND, I enjoyed and got the most out of yours — with its fun and interactive improv exercises using volunteers from the audience.”

From "Listening" @ HRPA Conference

TESTIMONIALS

Ambition

Foundation

$3500

CAD

Mastery

Your Investment Options

Includes:


> Pre-workshop team evaluation


> One (1) 3-hour improv team building workshop


> Digital whiteboard access

$7750

CAD

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Includes Foundation plus:


> 3-hour "going deeper" improv team building workshop


> Leader guide with follow-up activities for your team


> Three (3) 60-min team leader coaching sessions

Includes Ambition plus:


> Customized 60-minute group coaching sessions.


> Customized one-to-one team coaching package.

The Fine Print

> up to 20 participants per workshop


> workshops can be delivered in English, French or bilingual, as required.


> includes virtual delivery; in person sessions requires an $500 service fee + travel (if required)


> total event management including venue and technology can be provided for an additional cost (advance notice required)

The

Building Blocks

to

Better Teams.

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We are the Positivist Group; a merry band of professionals taking a multidisciplinary and agile approach to growing and transforming businesses of all shapes and sizes.


We’re here to serve entrepreneurs and business leaders, just like you, in your quest to create a visionary organization worth sharing with the world.

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