Invite Ally to facilitate the Creativity & Authentic Communication PlayShop for your group, school or business.
In this Swirl Soup core PlayShop, participants create, play and raise confidence as authentic, influential and engaging communicators in a safe & supportive space. Team members bond, boost their creative confidence & public speaking skills all at the same time!
This PlayShop training is ideal for employees, educators, teaching assistants, students & teams of all ages.
Contact: Ally Finkel for a free introductory phone call to discuss your needs.
Creative Expression PlayShop | Creativity & Authentic Communication
Participants will…
♥ Uncover & strengthen bonds with teammates while creating and playing together.
♥ Experience participatory processes designed to make groups more inclusive, collaborative & effective.
♥ Honor & celebrate their personal speaking style – uncover habits & strengths as a speaker.
♥ Experience peer-to-peer coaching; how to give & receive personal feedback and support.
♥ Identify public speaking related fears & self-imposed limitations.
♥ Learn nerve management & stress-reduction techniques including a pre-talk strategy.
♥ Speak in, up & out with greater gentleness and ease – practice vocal delivery methods.
♥ Explore body awareness & body language.
♥ Embrace a conversation-mindset & feel alive and thrive speaking with groups.
♥ Learn how to connect with & engage your audience.
Bonus: All speakers receive an authentic communication “secret weapon”.
Format: 1-Day (2 hours or more), Multi-Day or Multi-Week PlayShops Available.
PlayShop Overview & Details.
Contact: Ally Finkel to book your PlayShop today | www.swirlsoup.com
Kind Words (and more here):
“Ally Finkel has the unique and wonderful talent of building trust, confidence, participation, and enthusiasm. During winter quarter 2014 and 2015, she worked with teaching assistants for my UCSC Transformative Action class in presentation and confidence building skills. At the end of the quarter, it was hard to believe it was the same individuals. They had blossomed into well-polished speakers with the ability to capture attention and deliver strong, powerful, and clear messages. They had truly become leaders among their peers. Anyone lucky enough to work with Ally will find it a life transforming experience.
I cannot recommend her highly enough.”
– Christine King, Lecturer & Teacher, UC Santa Cruz Kresge College, College Ten, & DANM
Co-Founder, Nonviolent Communication Santa Cruz
“I just finished my first day as a teaching assistant and was able to run the class so smoothly! There were a few times that I forgot what I was going to say but I was able to easily and effortlessly use the PlayShop skills to continue. I can’t even thank Ally enough for teaching me these skills and guiding me to learn more about myself. I feel like I am able to more easily articulate my thoughts to others and I feel that I have gained the skills to continue this for the rest of my life. Ally was such a great Facilitrainer! She kept me engaged and excited to learn more! The time with her seemed to rush by because I was having a blast the whole time.”
– Sydney G., Teaching Assistant & Sophomore, UCSC
“Thanks for the feedGROWTH 🙂 I gave my presentation and the feedback from friends/mentors/colleagues were that they really liked my delivery, especially how I looked at the crowd often and smiled. They shared that I was comfortable on stage and had good presence. They loved the call to action we put into the final script. Another exciting development was that two other speakers asked to collaborate on other projects with me. Overall AWESOMENESS 🙂 Thanks again for all of your support!”
– Jenna B., Teaching Assistant & Senior, UCSC
“Ally created not just a workshop, but a “playshop” that integrated creativity and play, inviting student’s imagination and authenticity to shine. She created a welcoming and safe space that led participants to dig deep and connect with their sense of self, expressing themselves both openly and honestly. Ally infused visual art, improv theatre techniques, creative writing, musical rhythm and storytelling as catalysts for creative risk taking. I truly saw students learn from one another, get inspired by one another, and overall empowered. This workshop made a real impact; nine months later we still refer to the tools Ally shared with us, and how that workshop was the jet fuel that really bonded our team together as change makers.”
– Emily Hope Dobkin, Youth Programs Manager, Santa Cruz Museum of Art & History (MAH)
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Photo Credit: Ally Finkel. 2015.