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Welcome!@OvationComm
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Happy Poultry Day!Things That Reportedly Taste Like
Chicken
KFC
Crickets
Emu
Snake
Escargot
Rat
Crocodile
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Welcome!@OvationComm
Improvisation for Business
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Kerri Garbis, President
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What is “Improv?”
Improvisation is a state of being and creating action
without pre-planning*
*Wikipedia
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Special Guest
Jeff Suwyn
Product Management and Marketing for Microsoft Dynamics SL
@MSDYNSL
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Make the other person look good
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Mirror their vernacular
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Speak the same language
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There are no mistakes
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Open Strong/Close Strong
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Open Strong/Close Strong
Use your environment
Avoid the “no”s
Show gratitude
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5 Principles of Improv
① Yes, and….
② Make the other person look good
③ Mirror their vernacular
④ There are no mistakes
⑤ Open strong/close strong
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Thank you@OvationComm
@KerriGarbis
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Convergence | 2012The Great Motivator
Knowledge
Attitude
Action
