Brighton Area Schools Alumni Association

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Better Conversations Using Improv 2/5/25

Middle School (grades 5-9)   5:30-6:00pm   Registration  6:00-8:00pm Better Conversations Using ImprovChoir Room, Scranton Middle School, 8415 Maltby Road, Brighton, MI 48116 This workshop for middle school students covers active listening, meeting people where they are, learning to forgive the little mistakes, teamwork, and patience using exercises born from improvisation and filled with laughter.  Finding a fun way to talk about some really important concepts in a safe and supportive environment is a major step toward handling difficult conversations with others. How can I benefit from this workshop?  Think of all those challenging conversations you need to have—interviewing for a job, asking a teacher about a subjective grade, speaking to a friend about a concern, standing up to a bully…Learn how to improve conversation and listening skills for sharing your ideas while hearing what others are saying! Topics Covered:<ul><li style="box-sizing:inherit">Active Listening – Focusing on what others are really saying </li><li style="box-sizing:inherit">Recognizing and Meeting others where they are to find common ground</li><li style="box-sizing:inherit">Developing/Practicing Teamwork and Patience using Improvisation & Laughter</li></ul> PJ Jacokes, co-owner of Go Comedy! Improv Theater, and actor (opposite Eminem in “Em, Where Ya Been?” and in the Hungry Howies “Ad Guy” commercials) was Head Instructor at The Second City, Detroit and now leads GoU: The Improv Academy. He has taught workshops over the last 25 years with organizations such as Ford, Google, The Detroit Pistons, The Detroit Lions, The UM Medical School, BCBS, and many others.

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Middle School (grades 5-9)   5:30-6:00pm   Registration  6:00-8:00pm Better Conversations Using ImprovChoir Room, Scranton Middle School, 8415 Maltby Road, Brighton, MI 48116 This workshop for middle school students covers active listening, meeting people where they are, learning to forgive the little mistakes, teamwork, and patience using exercises born from improvisation and filled with laughter.  Finding a fun way to talk about some really important concepts in a safe and supportive environment is a major step toward handling difficult conversations with others. How can I benefit from this workshop?  Think of all those challenging conversations you need to have—interviewing for a job, asking a teacher about a subjective grade, speaking to a friend about a concern, standing up to a bully…Learn how to improve conversation and listening skills for sharing your ideas while hearing what others are saying! Topics Covered:<ul><li>Active Listening – Focusing on what others are really saying </li><li>Recognizing and Meeting others where they are to find common ground</li><li>Developing/Practicing Teamwork and Patience using Improvisation &amp; Laughter</li></ul> PJ Jacokes, co-owner of Go Comedy! Improv Theater, and actor (opposite Eminem in “Em, Where Ya Been?” and in the Hungry Howies “Ad Guy” commercials) was Head Instructor at The Second City, Detroit and now leads GoU: The Improv Academy. He has taught workshops over the last 25 years with organizations such as Ford, Google, The Detroit Pistons, The Detroit Lions, The UM Medical School, BCBS, and many others.

Brighton Area Schools Alumni Association

Helping to Have Better Conversations Using Improv - 2/5/25

8415 Maltby Rd

Better Conversations Using Improv 2/5/25

$35