{"id":4327,"date":"2014-04-03T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2014-04-03T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sasugacommunications.com\/ja\/how-to-improve-your-business-communication-with-improv-2\/"},"modified":"2025-07-17T11:54:50","modified_gmt":"2025-07-17T02:54:50","slug":"how-to-improve-your-business-communication-with-improv-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sasugacommunications.com\/ja\/how-to-improve-your-business-communication-with-improv-2\/","title":{"rendered":"How To Improve Your Business Communication With Improv"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\u3053\u306e\u8a18\u4e8b\u3067\u306f\u3001\u30b3\u30df\u30e5\u30cb\u30b1\u30fc\u30b7\u30e7\u30f3\u306b\u3064\u3044\u3066\u5b66\u3073\u3001\u6539\u5584\u3057\u3001<wbr \/>\u6700\u5584\u306e\u89e3\u6c7a\u7b56\u3092\u898b\u3064\u3051\u308b\u65b9\u6cd5\u306b\u3064\u3044\u3066\u304a\u8a71\u3057\u3066\u3044\u307e\u3059\u3002<wbr \/>\u8a18\u4e8b\u306f\u82f1\u8a9e\u3067\u3059\u3002\u3069\u3046\u305e\u304a\u5f79\u7acb\u3066\u304f\u3060\u3055\u3044\uff01<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Last Friday, I went to an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.improvazilla.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>improv show<\/strong><\/a>. I like a good laugh. At the same time, I hoped to learn something about communication.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>In <a href=\"http:\/\/www.danpink.com\/books\/to-sell-is-human\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>To Sell is Human<\/strong><\/a>, Dan Pink recommends taking tips from improv: 1. Hear offers, 2. Say \u201cYes and,\u201d 3. Make your partner look good.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>Number three is a given for me and is part of the reason for the business name Sasuga! Communications. So I focused on learning more about the first two points. I noticed how the improv actors heard offers &#8211; listening to each other to uncover opportunities. They also said \u201cYes and.\u201d This doesn\u2019t mean they actually spoke these words. It was a matter of attitude and action. When one actor had an idea about how to proceed with a scene, other actors accepted and built on that. A few times I saw an actor seemed about to go in another direction, but quickly adapted to build on what the first had said or done. The result was a spontaneous, creative, and entertaining musical!<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>I think these tips have huge potential to help us improve our business communication, in turn bringing better business results and greater work satisfaction. For example, how often have you been in a meeting where your idea or someone else\u2019s wasn\u2019t heard (or even spoken)? That might have been the idea that could have led to the best solution for your problem but became a missed opportunity. Or how often has a \u201cyes, but\u201d response squished enthusiasm? How might a \u201cyes and\u201d have made a difference?<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>I\u2019m keen to explore improv\u2019s benefits more, so as well as being conscious to \u201chear offers\u201d and say \u201cyes and\u201d in my business communication, I\u2019m planning to attend a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.meetup.com\/tokyo-improv\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>workshop<\/strong><\/a>. Yes, and I\u2019ll report back on the results in a future blog post!<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>Have you used improv to improve your business communication?<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>Image courtesy of Stuart Miles, FreeDigitalPhotos.net<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u3053\u306e\u8a18\u4e8b\u3067\u306f\u3001\u30b3\u30df\u30e5\u30cb\u30b1\u30fc\u30b7\u30e7\u30f3\u306b\u3064\u3044\u3066\u5b66\u3073\u3001\u6539\u5584\u3057\u3001\u6700\u5584\u306e\u89e3\u6c7a\u7b56\u3092\u898b\u3064\u3051\u308b\u65b9\u6cd5\u306b\u3064\u3044\u3066\u304a\u8a71\u3057\u3066\u3044\u307e\u3059\u3002\u8a18\u4e8b\u306f\u82f1\u8a9e\u3067\u3059\u3002\u3069\u3046\u305e\u304a\u5f79\u7acb\u3066\u304f\u3060\u3055\u3044\uff01 Last Friday, I went to an improv show. I like a good laugh. At the same time, I hoped to learn something about communication. In To Sell is Human, Dan Pink recommends taking tips from improv: 1. Hear offers, 2. Say \u201cYes and,\u201d 3. Make your partner look good. 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