Free Taster Session
Discover how improv comedy can boost your confidence and future-proof your career and life skills
‘Recommended to anyone looking to build their confidence’
Grow your confidence
- Learn new skills through fun activities
- Practice in complete safety
- Participate on your own terms
Communicate more effectively
- Learn the secrets of collaboration
- Know when to listen
- Get your messages across
Unlock your creativity
- Rediscover your spontaneity
- Join the Anti-Perfectionist League
- Think on your feet
Learn the art of comedy improv
- Make connections with a fun community
- Be ready when life goes off-script
- Fast track to the stage (if you want)
Join the 1000s of people we’ve trained in the arts of confident communication
Participants share how Improv in 6 Acts enhances their lives…
Who should attend?
The course is for anyone looking to develop their communication skills and discover the joy of spontaneity – whether or not you want to take these skills onto the stage.
It’s for business professionals keen to improve their public speaking, teachers hoping to engage students more meaningfully, and anyone who wants to have purposeful fun while meeting new people.
When?
Saturday 11 January 2025, 2-4pm
How much?
Free.
What’s improv really about?
Key principles in improv include:
- Accepting and Building
- Inhabiting the moment
- Letting go of fear and perfectionism
- Navigating uncertainty
- Storytelling
- Spontaneity and creativity
- Confidence in your own voice and body language
Who are the teachers?
You’ll meet Paul Z Jackson and Imran Mirza, who bring years of experience to this work, along with other friendly members of the Awkward Actors performance and teaching squads
What’s it like?
This is a single, introductory 2-hour session in which you’ll take your first steps into the art of comedy improv. There will be a mix of short presentations, fun and engaging exercises designed to build your skills and confidence, reflections and Q+A.
Where?
The Oak Room, The Old Schoolhouse, Hertford Street, Oxford, OX4 3AJ.
What topics do we cover?
- Discover the landscape of improvisation – how it shows up in performance, leadership and everyday life
- Have the opportunity to join in gentle introductory activities to flex your improv muscles
- Learn how to engage further in improv in Oxford, whether as a more-informed audience member at improv shows, a participant in one-off sessions, or taking a course that can lead to you towards performing or simply developing whatever skills are important to you.
This will be a safe environment to find out if improv is for you, to rediscover your self-expression and enjoyment of creativity.
What experience do I need?
It’s suitable for all levels of experience. Beginners especially welcome.
Do I need to be a performer?
No. The session is suitable for actors and non-actors. The focus is on the skills of improvisation. If your aim is to perform, this is a good place to start.
Keen to jump straight into the full course? Find when the next Improv in 6 Acts class starts here. You can also join the community of hundreds of improvisers on our mailing list so we can remind you when new courses and taster sessions run, and get a free copy of our LIFEPASS booklet. Join here.