INTRODUCING KATY MCEWEN

Katy draws on her extensive experience in the improvisational comedy theater world and shares how women can use the concepts behind improvisation to improve their ability to influence others and win support for their ideas. She delivers a highly entertaining keynote sprinkled with plenty of humor, highlighting the following key learning points:

• Say “Yes, and!” to yourself and trust your wit and skill to put your ideas forward and declare a clear point of view regardless of the hostility of the environment

• Make a clear choice and commit to your ideas: if you don’t believe in them how can others?

• Be your best self and embace who you are as a person and professional

Katy demonstrates her main learning points through interactive exercises with audience voluneetrs that emphasize content, stimulate discussion and bridge the artform of improvisation with the business world. As a skillful instructor Katy creates a safe environment of learning and tolerance.