Stories and practical ideas from Joe Hammer and The Outcasters on improv, confidence, communication, and community.
Planning a charity event, school fundraiser or gala? Here’s what to ask before you book an improv comedy show, from where the money goes to keeping the material clean.
It’s easy to be lazy, procrastinate, and conjure up excuses, right? Comedian and director Woody Allen said it best: “80% of success is showing
We join our fellow Outcasters on stage with the goal of making people laugh… and we do so with absolutely no script whatsoever. The
Failure. It’s a word we don’t desire to hear, especially if it relates to a scene we just finished. Many of us are programmed to
So you’ve decided to try it. Here’s exactly what your first class at The Outcasters looks like, start to finish, so you can walk
Confidence doesn’t usually arrive all at once. It shows up in small moments… the pause before you speak up in a meeting, the decision
Every week, someone stands outside our door at 8360 East Raintree Drive, phone in hand, re-reading the class description for the third time before
A project slips, a customer changes direction, and two department heads disagree about what happens next. In moments like these, leadership communication examples are
Joe Hammer is the founder and director of The Outcasters Improv Training Center in Scottsdale, Arizona, where he’s spent years helping everyday people build real confidence through drop-in improv classes, workshops, and shows. No experience or performing background required.
Joe brings that same interactive approach to corporate and team-building training, and shares individual coaching and speaking work at YourImprovCoach.com.
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