The Art of Improvisation with Erin Diehl Part 1

23/01/2023 10 min

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When you find your voice, you don't find something new inside of you; instead, you find a little more of yourself. That’s what our guest for today helps her clients “get comfortable with the uncomfortable.” CEO and Founder of Improve It! Erin Diehl shares how she helped countless individuals find their voice through the art of improvisation.   Erin Diehl is a graduate of Clemson University and former experiential marketing and recruiting professional as well as a veteran improviser from the top improvisational training programs in Chicago, including The Second City, i.O. Theater and The Annoyance Theatre. Erin conducts workshops across the country leveraging improvisational techniques to improve employees’ skills in corporate settings.   Her work with clients such as United Airlines, PepsiCo, Groupon, Deloitte, Motorola, Lowe’s, Accenture, Walgreens, and The Obama Foundation earned her the 2014 Chicago RedEye Big Idea Award and has nominated her for the 2015-2019 Chicago Innovations Award. Erin was a speaker for Disrupt HR Chicago, hosted the 2016 RedEye Big Idea Awards, and has been a speaker for HRMAC Chicago, SHRM Chicago, Disrupt HR, the Business Marketing Association, and Emerging Leaders of the Chicagoland Chamber of Commerce. She is also a proud member of The Chicago Innovation Awards Women’s Cohort and a graduate of the Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Business Program.    Among her many accolades, Erin is most proud of successfully coercing over 12,000 professionals to chicken dance.   Connect with her at: Website: https://www.learntoimproveit.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/erindiehl/ IG: https://www.instagram.com/keepinitrealdiehl   Listen to her podcast: The improve it! Podcast at: https://www.learntoimproveit.com/podcast Access her Hybrid Hype worksheet: https://www.learntoimproveit.com/hybrid-hype   Show notes: [0:41] How Erin started in the world of comedy [3:51] Transitioning to making scripts from scratch [5:23] Being able to find her voice through improvisation [8:15] On people not finding their BIG [10:00] Outro   Connect with Bill Bloom  Web: https://www.bloomfinancialco.com/ https://bloomfinancialco.kartra.com/page/bNJ87 Email: [email protected]  LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bloomfinancial/ FB: https://www.facebook.com/retireasyoudesirepodcast   Securities and investment advisory services are offered through Woodbury Financial Services, Inc. (WFS), member FINRA/SIPC. WFS. is separately owned, and other entities and/or marketing names, products, or services referenced here are independent of WFS.   Views expressed in this podcast are for general informational purposes only and are not intended to provide or be a substitute for specific professional financial, tax or legal advice or recommendations for any individuals. Information is based on sources believed to be reliable; however, their accuracy or completeness cannot be guaranteed.

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