Improv yourself : business spontaneity at the speed of thought /

"Improv Yourself features exercises and games specially designed to refine your "improvability"--And make you more comfortable with the process of creation, the skill of spontaneity, and the expert use of humor. You'll become a more innovative business thinker and have more fun a...

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Main Author: Keefe, Joseph A
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2002
New York : c2003
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505 0 |a Everyone improvises, they just don't always know it -- What (the heck) is improvisation (anyway)? -- Things you need to know -- Initiation, addition, agreement, acceptance, exploration -- Spontaneity and responsiveness -- Improv 101 -- Discovery versus invention -- The value of failure -- Practical applications and actual case histories -- More improv-ercises -- Managing the emperors -- The case for comedy -- Improvisation in presentations -- Managing change -- Conclusion and suggested readings 
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