Business Keynote Speaker Evaluation That Works
Business keynote speaker evaluation that looks beyond applause, matches your event goals, and helps you choose a speaker who moves people to act at work.
Your Improv Coachwith Joe Hammer
Hands-on improv training · Scottsdale, ARIZONA
Business doesn’t come with a script.
Joe Hammer is a Scottsdale-based corporate improv trainer who runs hands-on workshops for conferences, team building and communication skills nationwide. Your people learn to listen better, adapt faster and collaborate under pressure. And they’ll actually enjoy it!
No obligation. Joe replies personally within one business day.
Don’t trust a comedian to train your team.
It’s not about being funny, it’s about being effective. Sessions are led by Joe Hammer, professional speaker, business-development expert, author, and improv coach with decades of experience helping professionals communicate, present, sell, lead, and perform more effectively.
Teams that have trained with Joe
Your people can’t script what happens next.
- A customer changes direction.
- A presentation goes sideways.
- A difficult conversation takes an unexpected turn.
- A team needs to solve a problem… now.
They don’t need a script. They need to know how to respond. Joe’s programs use the principles of improvisation to give people an engaging, hands-on way to practice exactly that. Unlike comedians attempting corporate training, Joe has spent decades as a professional speaker and business-development expert, so every exercise ties back to real work.
Three ways to bring the Improv Edge to your team.
Every program is hands-on. Joe opens with a short introduction to improv, then gets everyone involved, because improv can’t be learned by watching. Compare all three programs.
Conference breakouts & ice-breakers
Hands-on improv for your conference, offsite or leadership summit, as a breakout session or an ice-breaker. A short, energizing introduction, then the whole room is up, involved and connecting.
Team building workshops
Hands-on sessions built around your team’s real challenges. Listening, trust and collaboration, practiced in a way people actually enjoy.
Influential Interactions training
Joe’s communication training program for professionals and leaders: engage, adapt and influence in everyday business conversations.
What your people walk away with.
It isn’t improv for the stage. It’s communication training that sticks, because participants practice it instead of just hearing about it.
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Listen better
Be present instead of preparing your next response.
2
Communicate clearly
Express ideas with greater confidence and impact.
3
Collaborate effectively
Build on ideas instead of shutting them down.
4
Adapt quickly
Stay effective when circumstances change.
5
Think creatively
Generate possibilities when the obvious answer isn’t enough.
6
Lead with confidence
Stay composed, connected and responsive under pressure.
How a typical engagement flows.
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Start with the principles
Joe opens with a short overview of core improv principles and shows how each one leads to clearer, more effective communication.
02
Warm up and practice
Fun, hands-on improv exercises get people out of their heads and into the moment, so they listen better, stay present and adapt on the fly.
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Keep the habits
Participants leave with practical tools they use immediately for listening better, thinking faster, collaborating more effectively and handling the unexpected with confidence.
No obligation. Joe replies personally within one business day.
Don’t take our word for it.
Joe and his team provided a very fun and impactful experience for our executive team… What a fun and valuable lesson to listen carefully before responding while having a ton of fun along the way.
Lamont Yoder, CEOBanner Baywood, Gateway and Heart Hospitals and Banner MD Anderson Cancer CenterJoe did a great job getting everybody immersed right from the get-go. It was definitely one of the highlights of our summit.
Pete DurbinAccount Director, GMR MarketingMeet your Improv Coach, Joe Hammer.
Joe brings an unusual combination to the stage: decades as a professional speaker and business-development expert, the energy of a seasoned entertainer, and the practical communication principles of improvisation.
He is the founder and director of The Outcasters Improv Training Center in Scottsdale, Arizona, and the author of The Improv Edge and Blank to Brilliant. For meeting planners, that means a program engaging enough to capture an audience and substantive enough to keep people talking long after the event.
As seen in the press
Corporate improv training in the news.
The business world has caught on: improv skills are business skills.
USA NewsJoe Hammer Brings Improv Training To BusinessRead article →BBCNo Joke: Why the Business World is Embracing Improv ComedyRead article →Inc.How Improv Helped a Dollar Shave Club Founder Sell His Startup for $1 BillionRead article →ForbesWhy Improv Training is Great Business TrainingRead article →EntrepreneurHow to Grow Your Business by Letting GoRead article →strategy+businessUsing Improv to Transform How You LeadRead article →NPRWhen the Art of the Deal Includes Improv TrainingRead article →MIT SloanLearning the Art of Business ImprovisationRead article →The Next WebHere’s How Improv Can Make Your Business BetterRead article →
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Questions meeting planners ask.
Something else on your mind? Joe is happy to talk it through.
No obligation. Joe replies personally within one business day.
Need to share this with your committee? Download Joe's one-sheet (PDF, 1 page).
No. Improv can’t be taught from a stage. Joe opens with a short introduction, about 20 minutes, on how improv applies to business communication, then leads hands-on exercises where everyone takes part. People experience the skills instead of just hearing about them.
No. Most participants have never done improv. Joe’s exercises focus on listening, adapting and building on each other’s ideas, not on being funny or performing on a stage, and the environment is supportive and judgment-free.
Joe has spent decades as a professional speaker and business-development expert, working with organizations rather than just performing for them. His programs are built around outcomes, so participants leave with practical tools for meetings, presentations, leadership and everyday workplace communication.
Yes. Joe builds each workshop around your team’s real challenges and goals. When you check his availability, share your group size, dates and primary objectives, and Joe will recommend the right format.
Yes. Joe is based in Scottsdale, Arizona and works on-site anywhere in Arizona, travels nationally for conferences and company events, and also offers a limited number of virtual programs. Teams can also train at his Scottsdale training center.
Yes. Download Joe’s one-sheet (PDF). It’s a single page covering the three program formats, what participants walk away with and how to check Joe’s availability.
Use the availability form on this site. Share your event date, location, group size and goals, and Joe will get back to you with options!
Give your team the Improv Edge.
Tell Joe about your event or team, and he’ll recommend the right program.
No obligation. Joe replies personally within one business day.