Confident and Convincing through Improvisation Theater Techniques

Self-Confident and Convincing in Difficult Conversations (On Site Workshop)

Improvisational Theater Techniques for Everyday Academia

A confident, authentic demeanor and a good sense of body language are key skills when dealing with colleagues, employees and superiors. Techniques from improvisational theater can help develop these skills and successfully master difficult conversation situations.

Content and Goals

This workshop provides training in techniques from improvisational theatre for challenging communication situations. In this way, you will sharpen your perception of body language and expand your options for handling difficult conversations.

This training will increase your communication skills. You will learn:

to deal confidently with unforeseen situations, e.g. in presentations and conversations.
to be aware of spontaneous impulses and to act on them.
to recognize body language signals and interpret them correctly.
to present yourself confidently, authentically and convincingly.

Comfortable clothing, suitable for theater exercises is recommended. Prior acting experience is not required.

Confident and Persuasive in Difficult Conversations (Online Workshop)

Coaching Tools and Improvisational Theater Techniques for Everyday Academia

A confident, authentic demeanor, a good sense of body language, a healthy way of dealing with mistakes, and appreciation for colleagues’ suggestions and ideas – all of these are key skills in academia as well as in the business world. Approaches from systemic coaching and techniques from improvisational theater can help develop these skills and successfully master difficult conversation and presentation situations.

Content and Goals

This online workshop provides training in techniques for challenging communication situations. In this way, you will sharpen your perception of body language. You will practice reacting spontaneously and self-confidently to unforeseen situations, and expand your options for handling difficulties in presentations and lectures.

This training will increase your communication skills. You will learn:

to deal confidently with unforeseen situations, e.g. in presentations and conversations.
to be aware of spontaneous impulses and to act on them.
to recognize body language signals and interpret them correctly.
to present yourself confidently, authentically and convincingly.

Prior acting experience is not required. Please make sure you have enough space in front of your webcam for exercises.

Skillfully Handling Difficult Presentation Situations

Improvisation Theater Techniques for Lectures and Teaching

In improv theater, actors create short scenes and entire plays on stage without pre-set plots or memorized lines. But what does this have to do with good presentations and successful teaching? It’s all about a great “performance”: The content must be skillfully presented, the speaker must capture the audience’s attention, and respond flexibly to questions and problems. This requires good preparation and enough self-confidence to keep a cool head even in difficult situations. Spontaneous and confident action in front of groups can be learned and trained.

Content and Goals

This workshop teaches basic techniques of improv theater that can be applied to everyday situations of the participants. The focus will be on practical exercises with feedback from the trainer and the group, supported by video analysis.

This training enhances the participants’ communication and presentation skills. Participants will learn to:

Appear confident and authentic in front of groups.
Use storytelling methods to convey their message in a well-structured and convincing manner.
Recognize and interpret body language signals correctly.
Handle unforeseen situations with confidence.
Recognize and embrace spontaneous impulses.
Adapt their behavior appropriately to the situation and maintain control in challenging circumstances.

Acting experience is not required. Comfortable clothing suitable for movement and theater exercises is recommended.

Jokes and Humor in Lectures and Teaching – Effectively Conveying Content

Effectively Conveying Content

Humor in a scientific presentation? Humor can do more than just lighten up a presentation and engage the audience. It can help convey important content in a way that makes it memorable. But what do we find funny? When is humor appropriate? How can I use humor effectively to convey information?

Content and Goals

Through exercises, reflection, and theoretical input, the workshop provides practical insights from psychology and the presenter’s experiences.

This training enhances presentation skills. Participants will:

Reflect on situations where humor is appropriate.
Learn various theories about humor and their practical applications.
Sharpen their sense of timing and good punchlines.
Learn how to use wit and humor effectively to convey content.