IMPROV MASTER TOBY MARTINI TEACHES THE SKILLS OF LIVE IMPROV TO PUBLIC SPEAKERS, BUSINESSES, NEGOTIATORS
AND…YOU!
Ever sit in a comedy club or watch an improv performance on TV and marvel at how quick witted and spontaneous the performers are? Ever wonder how they seem to connect to each other’s ideas so quickly, and have so much fun doing it?
When dealing with colleagues at work, or when trying to negotiate a deal, or just speaking in public, most of us feel blocked, frustrated and uninspired. We typically dread getting up in front of a group to speak or negotiating as part of a team or coordinating a group effort at our workplace.
THE IMPROV “SECRET”
There’s a “secret” to why live Improv performers are able to be so creative, think so spontaneously and perform as a well-coordinated team. It is not that they are just “creative geniuses” or even “naturally funny.” They use specific techniques – techniques that you can learn – and which Improv master Toby Martini can teach you, your company or your organization.
Toby Martini has been performing and teaching with The Bay Area Improv Theatre and at the Patel Conservatory at the Tampa Bay Performing Arts center (now The Straz Center) for eight years. His critically-acclaimed performances and countless accolades from students of diverse backgrounds, ages and professions, attest to the effectiveness of his methods for teaching the techniques of Improv for achieving real life goals.
Team Work:
One of the most important tenets of Improv is “Yes, and…” – that a performer must embrace the idea that the audience or their acting partner hands them and then raise the stakes. Learn to apply this to group decision-making at your business or organization and watch how everyone becomes more involved and inspired to contribute their best ideas.
Spontaneity:
Bestselling books like Malcolm Gladwell’s “Blink – The Power of Thinking Without Thinking” document countless case studies of how spontaneity plays a key role in innovation and problem-solving. There’s a science to all this Improv stuff – we’re just having too much fun to study it!
Laughter: “The most wasted of all days is one without laughter.”
e.e. cummings (Poet and inventor of the lower case initial).
Seriously, laughter can be used in negotiations to diffuse misunderstandings and break through an impasse, increase employee morale at work, create bonds between team members and even give a speaker greater connection with an audience. “Laughter should not be taken lightly.”
Have Fun! It’s way more fun than not having fun!