The Radical Agreement Project (RA) is a recognized leader in corporate team building and soft skill development.
PROMO VIDEO
Get a sense for the fun and feel of an improv based workshop by watching our corporate training promo video!
Our Services In Detroit
Improv can be used to advance the development of any soft skill, common workshop focuses include:
Team Building / Communication / Creativity / Presentation Skills / Sales / Storytelling / Agility (In The Face Of The Unexpected) / Working with Difficult People / Collaboration / Listening / Staying In The Moment & Much More
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IN PERSON WORKSHOPS
Our 90-120 minute interactive workshops are perfect for teams of 6-20. For larger groups, multiple instructors can be provided to run concurrent workshops.
Engagements can include pre & post workshop exercises and materials. All workshops include extensive consultation with the workshop instructor.
Available anywhere in the continental US and Canada.
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INTERACTIVE LECTURES
Looking for a learning event that can address groups as large as 100 to 300 professionals? Our 60-90 minute interactive improv lectures engage large groups while sharing valuable workplace strategies.
Available anywhere in the continental US and Canada.
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LIVE COMEDY
ENTERTAINMENT
Looking to make the next quarterly meeting just a bit more bearable?
Whether you are in the market for an emcee, a stand up, sketch comedy or a live improv comedy show, we can get you the absolute best up and coming comedians for your event!
Available anywhere in the continental US and Canada.
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VIRTUAL WORKSHOPS
Our 60 minute online workshops work well for smaller groups of 6-12 participants and can be run on any video conferencing software.
Virtual workshops can include pre-workshop exercises, post workshop materials, and consultation with the workshop instructor.
Available anywhere a good internet connection is accessible.
Led by the best improv instructors
Improv is fun.
We take it seriously.
Thanks to RA's extensive contacts within the improv industry, only the best improv instructors will help facilitate your event in Detroit.
Rebecca Turcotte,
HR Director
"The Radical Agreement Project provides activities that allow a group to learn collaboration skills, by supporting their team members in a positive and uplifting way. It is also, therefore, a useful way of building team communication and cohesion, by helping people communicate in an open, honest and constructive way."
Dennis DiMaggio,
Chief Learning Officer
"Terry brings great insights to applying Improv principles to leadership, communication, and teamwork challenges."
Eran Arbel,
Asst Director Talent Management & Development
"Terry is absolutely fantastic! He gets people to participate, has great feedback, and fun exercises to move things along."
Michelle Fischer,
Director of Strategic Communications & HR
"Terry is great! He takes a very creative approach to solving common work place challenges. He has the ability to engage and bring a team together in a positive fashion with the objective of helping them to realize their full potential. He is fun to work with!"
Improv@Work
A major automotive company in Detroit hired The Radical Agreement Project to come to their offices and deliver an improv based public speaking workshop for a team of about 16 executives. They were looking for a workshop that would enhance their ability to deliver great presentations while also honing their employees' skill at picking up on nonverbal cues from the attending audiences.
The workshop I delivered was a great success and the exercise And That's All was a big part of why here's how it works.
Ask the room to break into pairs and find a playing area in the room. If there is an uneven number the instructor can pair off with one person. Ask each pair to have a conversation in which one of the two participants tries to explain something deceptively complex to the other.
You choose the topic for everyone. For example: the meaning of the word “the”, the nature of a vacuum, how bicycles work, how lefthand and righthand works in verbal directions only, etc. After a few minutes choose another topic and switch who in each pairing is doing the explaining.
Now switch partners. Return to the first subject and try again. This time, insist that each sentence offered by the person doing the explaining ends with the words “And That’s All”. Give each partner a chance to explain something complex in the new pairings.
Switch partners again. Same exercise but every explanation sentence ends with the words, “Does that make sense?”
Communication is easier when it comes in digest-able packets. When explaining even a simple idea remember to communicate simple components of it and to check in with your audience as you go. If they don’t understand the foundation of your presentation they probably won’t understand the conclusion. Remind participants that It is okay to repeat or review concepts if you feel they have confused your listeners.
Recommended Detroit Venues
Shinola Hotel
1400 Woodward Ave,
Detroit, MI 48226
(313) 356-1400
Consider the Shinola seriously if you want your work event to feel creatively unique. Events of any size are welcome. Dining options at the hotel come with fantastic reviews.
Detroit Marriott at the Renaissance Center
400 Renaissance Dr W,
Detroit, MI 48243
(313) 568-8000
Large conference are drawn to this Marriott, possibly due to the direct acces grant's to the city's convention center. It also is in walking distance of the Detroit RiverWalk and Belle Isle Park.
The Westin Book Cadillac Detroit
1114 Washington Blvd,
Detroit, MI 48226
(313) 442-1600
A fancy and historic hotel that will wow you with their pizzaz!
Other Detroit Improv Spots!
Detroit and the surrounding area is home to a number of fantastic improv institutions. Some that come to mind include:
A long form improv theater with classes, shows, a home in Ferndale, a .net domain name (classic) and a commitment to freeing people from the "rules" of improv!
A nonprofit comedy theatre, in operation since 1993 offering classes in the classic comedy trifecta: improv, sketch & stand up.
A subsidiary (can there be subsidiaries in something as bankrupt as improv?) of Detroit's Creativity Project in which both adults and youth are entitled to free improv classes. You read that right, free!