Improvisational theater techniques can help improve business skills. Through role-playing exercises, workshops teach communication, empathy, and teamwork. Participants work in small groups with a theater director to practice speech, body language, and drama games based on real business challenges. The goal is to develop interpersonal skills, communication, collaboration, and trust that can be applied on the job. A past example described a sales team that benefited from this approach compared to conventional training.

1. All business’s a stage…
How can training in improvisational theater help you
doing better business
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2. How does the metaphor work?
Both – business (or, rather, doing business) and
drama – are performative in nature
Role playing is a fundamental concept in both – and failing to
understand that ruins drama as well as business
Techniques and frameworks used in theatrical performance are well suited to help people
adapt to business challenges
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3. What we will do to you?
Absolutely nothing, because the idea here is not doing
something to you but rather doing something with you, or
even better:
Doing something with yourself and others in the
group
In a one- or two-day workshop format you will master the basics of
theatrical stage performance as well as learn how to develop empathy
and trust in your partners. You will learn that the transactional nature of
improvisational theater massively improves your ability also in more
day-to-day transactional chores – at work, at home, in your community.
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4. What’s the process?
In a small group (usually of 5 –
7) you will be coached by our
partner theater director (with
extensive improv experience).
In an inviting, creative, open-
space environment you will
first practice speech and body
techniques, then play a series
of drama games.
Finally, you will build your
improv performance around
issues/themes relevant to
your business environment
and challenges.
Throughout the workshop you
will be developing
interpersonal
skills, communication
skills, transactional mastery
and team trust.
Optionally, the workshop is
combined with an evening
visit to one of the top Prague
theaters (Divadlo
Komedie, Dejvické
divadlo, Divadlo Na zábradlí) –
with the fresh experience of
going through a theatrical
training the workshop
participants will see the
performance with fresh eyes.
Also, they will be able to relate
the dramatic situations they
see on stage with their newly
acquired insight.
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5. Who should
attend?
marketing exec, PR specialists, salespeople, top
management, customer service people, project management
people, well, other people…
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6. What are the
benefits?
improved team communication, massively improved
presentation and negotiation skills, trust level boosted within
project teams, unlocking creative potential in the group…
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7. Real-life
example
Sales team of a major (albeit local) IT company went through
a series of “presentation skills” training sessions to not much
avail. The training concentrated on the surface instead of
trying to teach the people the skills they can use in
everyday negotiation situations. Improvision® format from
Idealisti on the other hand gave (and tought) them a wide
array of tools which they readily embraced – because they
were acquired through play, in a ego-safe situation of a
dramatic setup.
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8. Interested?
Call Tomáš or Katka from Idealisti
Tomáš Hrivnák
+420 603 200 529
tomas.hrivnak@idealisti.eu
Katka Gillárová
+420 604 864 512
tomas.hrivnak@idealisti.eu
Idealisti, s. r. o.
Národní obrany 35
160 00 Praha 6
www.idealisti.eu
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