Topic: Coaching with a Twist: Improv for Coaches with special guests Betsy Salkind and Amy Warshawsky

Improvisation is the heart of coaching. It's being in the moment, listening and responding. As coaches we are improvisers; we have structures and skills (competencies), but to apply those most effectively, we must be in the moment, listening, connecting and co-creating. Using improv rules and structures from theatre and comedy, as well as those tailored just for coaches, we experiment, play and learn.

Brainstorming? Innovating? Imagining? Ideating?

This monthly discussion group will explore increasing creativity in our practices and enhancing our clients' dreams and imaginations. Frequent guest speakers will facilitate our discussions and enliven our conversations. We seek to provide support, information and encouragement for our own and others' creative pursuits!

BETSY SALKIND, PCC, NBC-HWC, is a health and mentor coach with expertise in team, group, and leadership coaching. She trained at the Mayo Clinic and was the Associate Director and Lead Mentor Coach for the ADAPT Health Coach Training Program. A professional standup comic and TV writer, with credits including The Tonight Show and Roseanne, she also holds an MS in Organization Studies from MIT Sloan School of Management.

AMY J. WARSHAWSKY, MCC, NBC-HWC, is a leadership and mentor coach with expertise in coaching individuals, teams and groups. She integrates somatic practices with coaching to deepen self-awareness and embodied leadership. She is a former faculty member of the ADAPT Health Coach Training Program.