For a more productive work life, discover your improvisational skills.

Most of us use our improvisational skills in the workplace, even if we don’t know it. Do it yourself. The reader is shown how to use and hone improvisational skills for better business interactions and a more productive work environment. Business expert and all-around funny guy Joe Keefe offers expert guidance on how to nurture our improvisational skills to help us think on our feet, deal with customers, interact with team members, and present new ideas. It’s like nothing else on the business shelf, it’s full of humor, wit, and expert business insight.

In the fast-paced world of business, the right education and experience is required. You need the ability to think on your feet and turn on a dime because business can change faster than you can keep up. The skill you need to achieve in business is the same as the skill comedians have.

Dealing with clients and colleagues requires the ability to quickly come up with solutions to unforeseen problems. That is the art of comedy. Joseph Keefe is the founder of Second City Communications and is known for his funny business. He will show you how to use humor to improve your business performance.

You already have the skills you use in meetings, sales calls, and even just while hanging around the water cooler. You probably didn’t know that by mastering your improv skills you can become more productive and dynamic professionally, have more fun and rewarding business interactions, and achieve at a higher level than ever before.

The exercises and games in Improv Yourself are designed to make you more comfortable with the process of creation, the skill of spontaneity, and the expert use of humor. You will have more fun at work and at home because you will become a more innovative business thinker. You will learn the basics of improvisation and understand how it relates to business.

You will improve your ability with the skills you learn from Improv Yourself. Think and act on your feet. Change circumstances quickly. New business ideas can be generated. A crisis can be handled with speed and flexibility. Take risks and get rewards. When you need it most, tap into your sense of humor.

You can develop your problem-solving skills with practice. You will be able to improve your business and personal life. You can try out your new material before you find yourself in front of a bunch of business suits.

The founder and Guy in Charge of Humor Resources is Jose A. KeEFE. He was the founder and executive producer of Second City Communications. He is a successful business consultant and has clients such as IBM.

• Hardcover: 207 páginas
• Editor: Wiley; Edición: 1 (8 de noviembre de 2002)
• Idioma: English
• ISBN-10: 0471216380
• ISBN-13: 978-0471216384
• Dimensiones del producto: 15.8 x 2.1 x 23.6 cm