Is your New Year’s resolution to get out of the house and meet new people? Are you nervous? Afraid of failure? Don’t be!

Fun conversations with anyone –– especially new people –– are just something that takes practice. They depend on skills like active listening, finding agreement, and perspective-taking. The more you practice, the easier it gets to initiate and invite conversations worth having.

That’s why this play-filled workshop is designed to give you the time and space to practice having conversations with new people. We’ll use improv activities, infused with research-based insights into human communication, to help you connect to the moment –– no matter how awkward! Expect a mix of games, activities, and scenes to help you get more comfortable being yourself while connecting with others. No improv or performance experience required. Just bring a willingness to have fun, be curious, and try try again. You don’t even need to be single!

Participants will practice:

• Active listening

• Finding agreement

• Perspective-taking with curiosity

• Building rapport

• Embracing the awkward

Participants will learn:

• How vulnerability invites trust

• How to navigate communication breakdowns and identify obstacles to repair

• How to have fun even when feeling in the spotlight and uncertain

Over the course of the three-hour workshop, participants will bring a sense of play to co-creating and maintaining a space where curiosity, lightheartedness, and listening are celebrated. You will leave with a better understanding of how navigating conversations with agreement and acknowledgement can lead to more more fulfilling connections.