Expanding Opportunity in Professional Environments
Improv teaches us that everything we need is already in the room.
Collaboration & Connectivity
Improv teaches us to trust in ourselves and in one another, opening the way for deeper understanding & meaningful exchanges.
Communication & Listening
Improv teaches us to both give and receive, paving the way for deeper understanding.
Co-Creation & Partnership
Improv is rooted in agreement and making someone else a priority. When we give and receive in this way, we work together in achieving goals and caring about results beyond expectations.
Creativity & Responsiveness
Improv offers dynamic thinking, strengthening a sense of possibility and the competence to respond to emerging needs.
Confidence & Adaptability
Improv celebrates the individual. When people are present they are capable to confidently navigate adversity and stress under pressure.
Cadence & Clarity
Improv connects people together on a foundation of trust, building environments that resonate in harmony and open a bit of playfulness in the professional space.
Improv in Action: Strengthening Teams Across the Workplace
Whether you’re leading a team, handling customer needs, or navigating organizational change, improv meets you where you are. Tailored to fit your individual and team needs.
SALES TEAM
- Practice listing to truly hear, not just respond.
- Work in engagement to build authentic relationships.
- Recognize and adapt to individual communication styles.
- Stay present and engaged in the moment.
- Embrace the unknown as space for possibility.
CUSTOMER SERVICE
- Harness the power of positivity in real-time exchanges.
- Increase adaptability and flow in conversation.
- Sharpen self-awareness under pressure.
- Enhance interpersonal connection through listening, mirroring, and thoughtful response.
- Recognize opportunity in every customer interaction.
INTERDEPARTMENTAL
- Anchor collaboration in mutual agreement and shared goals.
- Open space for opportunity through clear, responsive communication.
- Deepen connection across roles and responsibilities.
- Welcome diverse perspectives and vital contributors to cohesion.
- Infuse moments of coordination with presence, play, and possibility.
HUMAN RESOURCES
- Acknowledge emotions as active participants in profession response and decision-making.
- Read and respond to both verbal and non-verbal cues with grounded awareness.
- Practice in-the-moment problem-solving that generates clarity, not just resolution.
- Navigate uncertainty with instinct, empathy, and practiced curiosity.
- Balance professionalism with personality—offering individuality without losing clarity.
LEADERSHIP
- Explore new approaches to brainstorming and co-creative flow.
- Surface untapped potential through flexible thinking and courageous risk-taking.
- Transform routines into opportunities with presence and imagination.
- Lead with joy, vision, and clarity—attuned in the moment.
- Cultivate a “Yes, and…” mindset that uplifts and expands team potential.
MANAGEMENT
- Inspire trust through clear, affirming, and transparent communication.
- Heighten innovative thinking through play, pause, and grounded presence.
- Cultivate calm confidence while navigating complexity and multitasking.
- Motivate through invitation and opportunity—not pressure or urgency.
- Promote joy and team collaboration in the workplace culture.
Volunteer Engagement
- Identify volunteer motivations and match with supportive, meaningful roles.
- Educate through shared mission—invite story, not just instruction.
- Build cohesion and belonging through inclusivity.
- Inspire consistency in the face of irregular scheduling and shifting availability.
- Lead in partnership—fostering mutual respect, flexibility, and co-created care.
Training & Onboarding
- Recognize and adapt to individual learning styles with creative responsiveness.
- Engage learning through the ordinary—making space for design in repetition and rhythm.
- Model calm under pressure with embodied presence and playful resilience.
- Build joyful connection through shared story, humor, and active listening.
- Lead with patience—trusting the process, nurturing confidence, and co-regulating growth.
The Improvised Order and Liz’s Approach
I bring 20+ years of experience in organizational development, volunteer leadership, and mission-driven training. With a background spanning education, sales, and nonprofit management, I integrate improvisational methods into practical, people-centered solutions.
My workshops are known for building trust, encouraging instinctive responses, and turning everyday interactions into creative, teachable moments. My facilitation style invites collaboration without pressure, grounding growth in present, flexibility, and shared learning.
The Improvised Order is more than a name, it’s a methodology. When people come first, progress follows.
Training That Meets You Where You Are
In Their Words: Perspective from Leadership
“Liz cultivates workspaces where ideas are safe, laughter is welcome, and people feel seen. It changed how I approach leadership.” —Former Store Manager, 2008 to 2022
“Liz brought a sense of ease into stressful situations. Her leadership was calm and improvised in the best of ways. She lead as part of the team, and allowed everyone to participate in the process and feel a sense of ownership.” —Former Volunteer Coordinator, 2012 to 2022
In Their Words: Perspective from Volunteers
“I felt like part of something, even when I could only give a few hours a week. Liz had a way of making everyone feel seen, valued, and needed.” —Thrift Shoppe Volunteer, 2015 to 2022