Improvise!: Use the Secrets of Improv to Achieve Extraordinary Results at Work

Description

'Improv' performers look like creative geniuses, coming up with brilliant comedy on the spur of the moment. But they rely on some simple rules and techniques - ones which anyone can learn. Improvise! takes the ideas and skills from improvisation offstage to help you communicate more clearly, act more confidently and think on your feet. In a world of constant change and unrelenting speed, we can sometimes feel like we're struggling to keep up. Improv shows you how to handle whatever comes your way - from adapting to change at work, to speaking confidently, negotiating like a pro and overcoming your fear of failure. Plus you'll have fun while you do it! Using proven methods, real-world examples and a light-hearted approach, comedian and coach Max Dickins teaches you the secrets of improv to achieve extraordinary results with what you've already got.

Max Dickins is the director of Hoopla, the UK's biggest improv school and theatre, where he trains both performers and corporate clients. A comedian and playwright, he has taken three critically acclaimed shows to Edinburgh Festival and Fringe; he is also the author of My Groupon Adventure (Unbound, 2016).

This book had me from page one! [...] I learned shed loads whilst simultaneously laughing out loud. -- Sherilyn Shackell, Founder and CEO of The Marketing Academy I didn't realise how fundamental improvisation is to everyday life...until I read Max's book. -- Alice Ter-Harr, Former Deliveroo EU Marketing Lead Unlock those barriers you didn't realise were holding you back in your work life with practical and engaging know-how from the world of improv. You owe it to yourself and others to rediscover the curiosity and play already inside you. -- Kate Diver, Head of People Operations, Transferwise