WHY COMEDY IN ASIA

THEY improv provides corporate training and Asia team building workshops using a variety of forms of comedy. Comedy is extremely useful in getting across information that is retained by those attending the event.


There are a myriad of reasons that comedy helps with corporate training. Almost all of the Fortune 500 Companies have discovered the value of using comedic skills in their training programs. Comedy makes workshops more enjoyable, more memorable and viewed as a more positive experience. This is even more true in Asia where the cultures vary so greatly and getting people to see their commonalities is all the more important.

COMEDY ENHANCES WORKSHOPS

Often workshops are seen as dull events where the attendees are simply there to absorb knowledge. Someone drones on about something while the attendees stare at the clock and doodle on the pads provided by the hotel or convention center. This is not a formula for success in the US or Canada, nor will it work anywhere in the Caribbean. People go to the Bahamas, Jamaica, USVI, BVI, the Cayman Islands and elsewhere to have fun. Droning puts those people to sleep or they long to go outside. Regardless of how reserved someone may be, there is a desire to laugh that resides in all of us.

Making the event a more enjoyable experience maintains the attention of the attendees. Focus on the facilitator increases the absorption of knowledge. They are focused because it might cause them to laugh, which is enjoyable. Rewarded attention in a physically positive way is a great way to motivate people to listen.

Interviews with many workshop attendees after a lecture have proven that little knowledge is retained. When knowledge is not directly related to the day-to-day activities of the attendee or not utilized soon after the event, often the knowledge is lost. If retention of knowledge is important to the company, then practical methods must be used.

Fun events increase knowledge retention and short-term recall. Often attendees talk to their friends about the event or try to repeat jokes. Through association between the jokes and the event, the knowledge is recalled and is kept fresh in the memory. These fond memories of an event are key to remembering, as opposed to an event that they want to forget.

Often workshops are viewed as a task to be performed. They are a requirement from the corporation and are seen as something that has to be done, as opposed to something that someone wants to do. Attentiveness during the event is already undermined by the nature of the event.

When the workshop is seen as a positive experience and the attendees anticipate the event, they are more receptive to the messages being delivered. Attendees are more likely to provide feedback during the event, allowing for affirmative adjustments to be made in content, and to increase the interactive elements enhancing knowledge retention. By increasing the positive nature of the training, you also are increasing the positive results.


This can include improv comedy, game shows and murder mystery dinners for entertainment options and activities such as scavenger hunts, Beach Olympiads, audience Olympiads and mental challenges for a variety of groups looking for new approaches to bringing employees together and fostering a sense of teamwork throughout the Caribbean.

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WE COME TO YOU!
We do not have our own venues. We come to any restaurant, hotel, resort, cruise ship, club, or home. We can work with groups of any size in whatever location you want. The specific location may impact the cost and we will discuss this with you.


We can now consult for companies throughout the Caribbean, though there may be some legal hurdles in some locations that are not that difficult to surmount. Hiring THEY improv allows the best that the US has to offer for American companies traveling to the Caribbean for their meetings.


THEY improv has worked for over half of the Fortune 500 in the U.S. and seeks to serve their clients wherever they might go. This means having people and relationships to serve clients throughout the Caribbean. Sometimes travel is involved as well as legal filings depending on dates chosen, locations and availability of staff. Simply contact us to determine what these needs might be.

CONTACT US TO LEARN MORE

We service the entire region from the THEY improv HQ in the United States. The best way to contact us is by email at info@CaribbeanImprov.com. Later, we can set up Zoom or Teams meetings or phone calls.