Corporate Training / Leadership Presence & Influence
Leadership Presence & Influence Workshop
A corporate improv workshop in San Diego, part of Improv San Diego's corporate improv training programs, led by corporate trainer Patrick McInnis.
The problem this solves
Managers who default to a scripted, distant style because it feels safer. Leaders who struggle to build real rapport with their direct reports. Presence that reads as either stiff or performative instead of genuine.
What participants actually do
- NLP-informed rapport exercises: matching energy, tone, and pacing with a scene partner
- Status exercises, playing both high and low status physically and vocally, to build range
- Improv scenes that require leading without dominating the room
- In-scene practice giving and receiving feedback in real time
Skills your team builds
- Authentic authority that doesn't rely on a script
- Faster, more genuine rapport with direct reports
- Reading a room and adjusting your style to the person in front of you
- Practical influence and framing techniques grounded in NLP
Who it's for
New and first-time managers, senior leaders working on executive presence, and leadership cohorts going through a formal development program.
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