Improv for Do-Gooders: Tools to Connect, Create, and Collaborate

Where: Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP (320 S. Canal St. 3300, Chicago, IL 60606)

Instructor: Kirsten Farrell, the Goodman Center.

Kirsten Farrell is the Director of The Goodman Center, which teaches communications and marketing professionals how to reach more people with more impact. She is the author of free-range thinking and The Do Good Better Blog both of which are Goodman Center resources that share tools and guidance for public interest professionals to connect to and communicate with their audience. 

The Goodman Center is internationally known for speeches and workshops on storytelling. Kirsten has facilitated innumerable workshops and webinars for clients including The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, UCLA, The National Museum of African American History and Culture, Bank of America, NOAA, Pew Charitable Trusts and many others. 

Who Should Attend: Any staff member looking to improve their teamwork and interpersonal skills (while having fun!)

Why You Should Attend:

In a field built around making a good case, what happens in the moments when lawyers and their teams need to build community and trust and create together rather than win the day? When you combine the fierce intelligence required to do this work with the skills of active listening, adapting to the unexpected, and the ability to meet the moment emotionally, you will be unstoppable! 

Welcome to The Goodman Center’s newest workshop, Improv for Do-Gooders: Tools to Connect, Create, and Collaborate. This training will help legal aid teams keep every audience more engaged, every meeting more collaborative, and every work session with essential partners more creative.   

What You Will Learn:

At this training, you will:

• Shift into a collaborative mindset
• Strengthen creative problem-solving tools
• Flex your listening to forge connection with partners and funders
• Fuel your work and your team by cultivating a clear and tangible vision