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 Trenton,
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 Trenton
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
I had a client in Trenton that had two departments that weren't seeing eye to eye and it got me thinking about one of my favorite improv exercises that I use at corporate workshops. Normally towards the end of a workshop I'll have everyone line up in a straight line and I'll tell them that I'd like them to mime a tug of war. You know, that thing that was popular at picnics in the 1930s?
So half of the line will be one side and the other half will be the other side. I'll explain to them very clearly that the goal of the exercise is to make it look as though there's a real rope.
Every single time I have started this exercise something very strange has happened: the rope hasn't behaved like a rope at all. Instead it has behaved like a rubber band. That's because both sides will move away from each other with little regard to what the other side is doing as they try to win the exercise! This after I told everyone participating to focus not on winning but on making the rope look real. I can stop the exercise, repeat the instructions and guess what happens?
The same exact thing!
That's how quickly a person can forget what they are trying to do. it can happen, just by asking adults to pretend they are engaged in a tug of war. Just by doing that, they can get lost and think they're actually playing tug of war and that it actually matters and that they would actually like to win! They feel that they would actually like to win the fake tug of war so badly that they forget about what they're really trying to do.
Isn't that amazing?
If tat is what happens as a result of asking people to play a theater, think of how confusing it can be to tell a person something like, "You run sales. Revenue generation is your responsibility" or "I'm putting you in charge of customer service, your job is to ensure that every is fulfilled to our highest standards." See how those two goals might lock horns? And what if you forget that you work for a larger company and start tinking all that matters is revenue or all that matters is customer satisfaction.
It can get confusing, but fortunately improv exercises can help sort it all out.
Recommended Trenton Venues
TrentonCoworks
1 West State Street,
Trenton, NJ 08608
(908) 458-8600
An affordable and memorable option for small team meetings, attendees will enjoy te quirky perks of this cutting edge coworking space!
Courtyard by Marriott Ewing Princeton
360 Scotch Rd,
Ewing Township, NJ 08628
(609) 771-8100
Wow your guests by planning your next work event to happen on the doorstep of the ivy league. This hotel with a modest amount of meeting space is close enough to the fabled Princeton campus that you can smell the elbow patches!
Conference Center at Mercer County Community College
1200 Old Trenton Rd,
West Windsor Township, NJ 08550
(609) 609-570-3237
www.conferencecenteratmercer.mccc.edu
An academic setting can often lend a more serious air to workplace events and the Mercer County Community College Conference Center is no exception. Enjoy fantastic service and ample space at this affordable, large event option.
Other Trenton, NJ Improv Spots!
The trenton improv scene is growing and with tat growth come some fun options when looking to begin studying improv.
A scrappy group of hardcore improv nerds is responsible for the creation of Trenton's most active improv institution.
This established professional stage company offers improv training intermittently.