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Reframing Work Stress
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deep listening
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According to the American Psychological Association, 65% of Americans say that work is their top source of stress, which contributes to problems such as headaches, stomachaches, sleep disturbances, short tempers and difficulty concentrating. This workshop uses improv exercises to provide effective tools to reframe and tackle events in order to deal with them from a more centered, calm, and happier place.
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There's listening and there's deep listening. This workshop introduces new exercises to strengthen those deep listening muscles to be more present, open, and available for work discussions. According to George Bernard Shaw, "The single biggest problem in communication is the illusion that it has taken place." You already know that improv is an effective tool for enhancing communication and collaboration. This workshop takes those skills up a level.
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Team thought & Action
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being of service
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Improv facilitates a magical happenstance that we call "groupmind," which is when a team is moving forward with positivity in single-minded unison. When "groupmind" is in the room, we hear things like, "Yes! I was just about to say that!" and "Oh my gosh! I was thinking the exact same thing!" This workshop focuses on this advanced skill in order to strengthen the team's ability to think and act as one single unit, so everyone can better be on the same page and moving in the same direction.
"Groupmind" is magical! |
Now that you have the basics of the THROUGH LAUGHTER approach to professional development, let's focus on how the team can better be of service to each other, to the company's mission, and to the moment itself. This workshop also helps members of your team collaborate and innovate more productively by reframing engagement, brainstorming, and individual contributions as being of service to the group rather than "being selfish" or shining the spotlight on oneself. How can you best be of service to the moment? the team? the company? your colleagues?
This workshop helps to answer those questions! |
quiet the inner critic
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rolling with change
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You've been introduced to the "Evil Mind Meanie" and learned some key techniques for quieting that voice. This workshop builds on those skills by learning new exercises and revisiting some previous key exercises that help to disempower failure and reframe challenging moments. Learn even more techniques for quieting the inner critic, plus strengthen the skills introduced in your previous workshop. ("Swipe left!") You can't go to the gym once and come out with Hulk-like strength. This hands-on workshop is a great workout for the "quiet the inner critic" muscles!
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As business leader Philip Crosby said, “Slowness to change usually means fear of the new.” At its very core, improv is the practice of quieting fear in order to change and adapt to the new reality. Now that you've been introduced the basics of improv in the workplace, you're ready to focus deeply on how the tools of improv can improve the team's ability to say, "Yes, and..." to change in order to accept the reality of the moment and move forward together with positivity.
Change is the only constant in life. Instead of fighting it, this active workshop helps us use it our advantage. |
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"Pam clearly reads her audience well, and had of team of skeptics not only laughing and participating, but also actively using the principles of the workshop within hours of her departure … I have never participated in a workshop that was so thoroughly applicable to our daily life, work, and relationships. The return on investment was clear immediately." |
“I would recommend Pam as a presenter to whomever is bringing in trainers, or trying to make their organization more effective in thinking, collaborating, changing their outlook to positive, and on and on. Please do not hesitate to contact me for even more praise for Pam Victor." |
