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You'll experience and learn the unique secrets the improvisation professionals on such shows as Second City Theater, "Saturday
Night Live" and "Whose Line Is It, Anyway?" know.
*Thinking quickly & creatively; Discovering more options
* Sharpening the ability to deal with the unexpected - Honing the instincts.
* Exercising mind and body - Employing advanced and outstanding communication skills.
* Sizing up new or rapidly changing situations.
* Learning how to move on when things are not going well - Responding to a bad ruling or change in direction by the
judge;Rolling with the punches .
The purpose of improvisational training is to give people a task to complete within an unpredictable and unplanned framework.
The workings of successful Improv and successful legal endeavors travel parallel paths.
They both engage in solving a problem while creating or discovering something new within a given set of constraints. In
the practice of law, the constraints are often represented by laws, rulings, talent, relationships with clients and peers,
and the self-imposed limitations of "conventional legal wisdom." In Improv, the process is constrained by its rules
and the different characteristics inherent in individual exercises or games.
As a lawyer, you will learn to accept and enhance the ideas of others;
Build on what our situation gives us in a creative and open way;
Communicate clearly and concisely to both layman and lawyers alike;
Develop rapport with clients in a multi-level way;
Embrace risks and the challenges and rewards they bring;
Focus for shared attention for emotionally intelligent problem solving;
Generate leadership, creative solutions and excellent team building skills'
Handle unexpected obstacles with enthusiasm and intelligence.
Improv is built around a series of theater games; with very specific rules that provide a structure. Lawyers must operate
within the bounds of the law and improvisers are constrained by the game they are playing!
* Using the basics of improvisation; Teambuilding, Trust, Speed, characters, Basic Scene Building, Accepting and Conquering
fears.
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