"What many don't realize, though, is that these very same techniques can be put to use in everyday peoples' business and personal lives. That's where Alameda's new improv skills training facility, Improv Central, comes in. The first of its kind in the country, Improv Central's goal is to activate the inner improviser in everybody, like the improviser we are every day in our real lives, says Improv Central founder Claire Slattery."
"performing in the Bay Area with the California Shakespeare and American Conservatory Theater companies. Later she held leadership positions with comedy and training organizations Killing My Lobster and Speechless Inc. This shift led her to switch gears from performing to coaching and eventually contracting with Google and the Nature Conservancy to teach their employees how to give more effective and entertaining presentations on-stage, in meetings and online using improvisational tools and techniques."
Improv Central in Alameda provides improv skills training for everyday people to apply theatrical improvisation techniques to business and personal situations. The facility aims to activate the inner improviser and help participants joyfully navigate unscripted life. Founder Claire Slattery studied drama and communication at Stanford and performed with California Shakespeare and American Conservatory Theater companies before moving into coaching and leadership roles with comedy and training organizations. Slattery contracted with Google and the Nature Conservancy to teach employees how to give more effective and entertaining presentations using improvisational tools. The training emphasizes letting go of perfectionism, trusting oneself, cultivating curiosity, and resisting over-preparation.
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