The Women Talking About Learning Podcast
The Improv in Training One
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Episode Links:
The Upright Citizens Brigade Comedy Improvisation Manual
Working Out The Storytelling Muscle
Women: Use Improv To Boost Your Status
Four Reasons To Take An Improv Class
‘Women talk too much’ simply isn’t true, data show
Practicing Empathy & Curiosity Through Improv
How to Smash the Patriarchy with Improv
Strategic Leadership: The 3 Levels of Listening
Solo Improv Exercises: How to Practice Improv Alone
Motivational Monday: Confidence Is The Willingness To Try
Growth Mindset and Improvisation - Insights from Tina Fey
7 Reasons for Coaches to Learn Improvisation Skills
Using No-Agenda Meetings Effectively
Learning to improvise, improvising to learn: a process of responding to complex environments
Improvisation in the learning organization: a defense of the infra-ordinary
Everything You Need To Know About Improv
This week’s guests are Abi Manifold who is based near Leeds, UK. She's spent over two decades in L&D and is Head of Organisational Development with a specialist behaviour change organisation called ICE Creates. Her work is in the Leadership and Organisational Development space and in her words she "loves to do behaviour change that really sticks for people".
https://www.linkedin.com/in/abimanifold/
Anna Gradie is a Confidence Coach for women in tech. Using science-backed tools, she helps her clients 10X their confidence, accelerate their performance, and build strong relationships. In 2010, she co-founded and scaled an EdTech company into a multi-million-dollar business. She was the COO and head of HR but noticed a huge gender gap in the industry. After a successful exit in 2020, she created her coaching business. Anna’s purpose is to help close the gender confidence gap and to accelerate equality in the tech industry by empowering women.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/annagradie/
Jennifer Robinson transforms revenue with her global expertise in sales, marketing, and sales enablement. She is an author and speaker on revenue enablement, strategy, and alignment. But what sets her apart is her innovative way of teaching essential skills through improv. She uses behavioural science and fun improv games to help people master skills like communication, collaboration, and thinking on your feet. Her motto: be comfortable with being uncomfortable. Her goal: create lasting behaviour change and drive business results.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/jennifer-robinson-181b072/