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 Fresno
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
1
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.
2
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.
4
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.
3
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 Fresno.
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!"
A Client Story
Years ago I was teaching an improv comedy Workshop in Fresno. I can't remember what the focus of it was, probably team building? like 50% or more of all improv workshops for the office are held for the purposes of team building.
I do remember that most of the group I was working with was a happy-go-lucky team of fulfillment reps at an alcohol wholesaler in Fresno. One of the people in the workshop decided that they didn't really like the idea of being in the workshop.
That's not so uncommon. A lot of people who attend Learning and Development events at work will be suspicious about whether or not their time is really being used wisely. in the case of this individual he decided to manifest his concerns primarily by challenging everything I said.
His biggest problem was with the concept YES AND, which he insisted could be disastrous at his job. People who arrange Learning and Development events worry about employees like this gentleman. They want to make sure that their events are bulletproof and can't be criticized as a waste of time and money at work.
So I always make a point of addressing people's concerns when they first raise them in a workshop. In this instance the gentleman was saying why should we say yes to things. My response to him I think made a lot of sense:
improvisers believe particularly in the power of YES AND. We believe that by accepting others ideas and building on top of them great things happen.
Now that's what improvisers believe, but it doesn't mean it's the only way to skin a cat. There's lots of ways to solve problems by saying no. You can solve budget short falls, bad new workflows and bad promotion candidates all by saying no.
But that's not what you're going to get from an improv comedy workshop. Instead you're going to see strategies to use yes in order to be successful just like if you took a cooking class you would learn how to make food taste good by applying heat to it. This is true even though raw vegetables are delicious. It doesn't make raw vegetables any less delicious to say that making a pizza is also a good idea.
Similarly, just because no is sometimes the right choice, tat truth doesn't yes any less powerful.
Recommended Fresno Venues
DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Fresno Convention Center
2233 Ventura St,
Fresno, CA 93721
(559) 268-1000
The largest convention venue in all of Fresno is known for its atrium style lobby and indoor waterfall!
The Grand 1401
1401 Fulton St,
Fresno, CA 93721
(559) 266-8000
www.thegrand1401.com
The Grand 1401 certainly is grand! Marble floors, brass door knobs and 1920s Beaux-Arts style will make an impression your colleagues will remember. Only suitable for smaller to mid-sized get togethers.
Piccadilly Inn Airport
5115 E McKinley Ave,
Fresno, CA 93727
(559) 251-6000
Convenience is the Piccadilly's calling card. Close to the airport? Check (obvs). HEated pool? Check? Close to both Fresno and Clovis? Check, check. Appropriate for small to mid sized meetings.
Other Fresno Improv Spots!
Plenty of improv to go around in Fresno, a comedy destination city!
Perhaps no improv theater in existence has a better name. Offering classes to youths and adults, serving both the Fresno and Clovis areas.
Comedy Improv at Riverpark Fresno
A focus on character based improv defines the 6 week course offered at Riverpark Fresno.
Billed as Fresno's premiere improv troupe, BLIMPROV offers workshops and shows for fans of comedy in the Fresno footprint.