I help organizations and non-profits utilize comedy as a tool to help businesses thrive.
Too many work environments are stressful, boring, and devoid of any levity, which negatively affects the health and productivity of their employees. The weight of seriousness is crushing the life force of our workers and hindering their performance. It’s time to create a happier, healthier environment that energizes employees and sets them up to thrive.
Just what we needed in the middle of a stressful week near the end of the year before the holidays. Susan was great and we loved her. We’re going to definitely have her back!
I felt very refreshed and optimistic about the office environment after hearing Susan speak. It's a far more important topic than people realize in a stress-filled workplace.
Price Range: Contact for rates
Gig Length: 30 - 90 minutes
Languages: English
Susan has a BFA in Theatre from Point Park University and MFA from Carnegie Mellon in Entertainment Industry Management. She has been performing in front of live audiences as well as working in the corporate world for over twenty years and has been performing comedy for over ten.
She has satire articles published in Weekly Humorist, Robot Butt, Slackjaw, Jane Austen's Wastebasket, Monocle of Higher Education, Little Old Lady Comedy, Greener Pastures, and Platypus News.
She is a stand-up comedian at Flappers Comedy Club in Los Angeles and was a comedy writer for the 2017 CBS Diversity Showcase. Her comedy scripts have received recognition from Austin Film Fest, CineStory, Fresh Voices, The 'Breakk', Stage 32, Genre Screenwriting Contest, and ScreenCraft TV Writing Contest.
Talk Topics Offered with Description
Comedy As a Tool to Maximize Productivity and Performance
Life can be tough, leaving us full of debilitating stress, anxiety, and depression. Laughter has proven useful in reducing stress and blood pressure, as well as increasing resilience, positivity, and serotonin. Implementing comedy tools will help energize employees’ performance and help them bounce back faster from setbacks, which will increase their productivity. The audience will leave this talk feeling lighter, more creative, and armed with tools to incorporate humor to maximize their productivity and performance. (Also available as a workshop)
Improv for Teambuilding
Improvisation is the ultimate trust fall exercise. The basic rule of “Yes And” makes you work together for a common goal. It strengthens both friendships and teams, and it opens the brain to greater creativity. It improves social skills, stronger bonds, and more symbiotic teams. The audience will leave this talk feeling happier, more connected, and more creative and will have immensely improved their teamwork skills. (Also available as a workshop)
Improv to Maximize Rapport with Clients, Co-workers, and Customers.
Improv is a great tool for improving social skills and strengthening relationships. These skills are great in business because they lead to happier co-workers and clients, which will draw in new business relationships. The audience will leave this talk feeling happier and more creative. They will know how to attract new friendships and customers and will have immensely improved their communication and social skills. (Also available as a workshop)
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