Impro sessions, if they’re run well, create an environment where individuals are willing to take risks in front of each other – one word (or movement) at a time.
This often produces laughter, and quickly creates a bond between individuals who may not know each other well, or even at all.
On top of that, the exercises throw up fascinating insights into how we work as human beings, how we can always do things differently, and how to invent something compelling in real time.
Who this is for
A wide range of groups have invited me to run this session:
- major companies such as Google and Accenture,
- non-profits,
- schools,
- prisons.
I’ve talked about, and used, impro games and exercises before groups of as many as 5,000 people at once, on four continents. This video gives you an idea:
What people say
Members of the public, at The School of Life, have over seven years given me an average score of 9.4 out of 10.
The head of Google Creative Lab said:
Amazing. We thought you would be quite good but had no idea how good. The exercises were a great way for people to engage with each other, and taught us a lot about ourselves.
But the feedback that makes me happiest is this, from a long-term resident in a UK prison:
There are few occasions when you can genuinely forget you are “inside”, when you are a guest of Her Majesty, but this was surely one of them, and it lasted for a whole afternoon. John-Paul was brilliant, of that there was no doubt. But the fantastic thing was that so many of the ideas were coming from us.
Price
My fee varies, depending on the size of the group I’m working with, the amount of time involved (including prep beforehand), the nature of the organisation.
- Accenture paid £3000 for me to run an hour-long session with 250 people at once.
- For all-day session in Vienna for YPO Danube, I charged £2500 plus expenses.
- A small ad agency paid £1000 for 90 minutes.
- Non-profits pay much less (prisons pay nothing).
If money is a problem, send me an email and tell me more…