This one class will do more for your career than two years of business school

Ready to rocket your career to the next level?

Before you spend two years in business school, try this instead:

Take an improv class.

Fear of public speaking is career-limiting

No matter how brilliant you are at your job, if you can't stand up in front of people to present your ideas, ask questions and persuade leaders, you will dramatically reduce the opportunity to grow and advance. Speaking is part of your job.

We all improvise, all the time

You don't have a script for life. You are literally improvising your entire day. It's only when you're asked to get up in front of a group that self-consciousness and your inner editor makes something you do naturally seem frightening and impossible. Improv class teaches you to relax.

Nobody cares about you

Studying improv helps you get out of your head and realize that your fear is a misguided assumption that everyone is judging your every move. The truth: everybody is so wrapped up in themselves that nobody is thinking about you. The pressure you feel in public speaking is entirely a product of your ego.

Learn a skill, have a blast

Improv is playtime for adults. You'll gain valuable career skills, but you'll also walk away with new friends, stronger confidence, and a weekly dose of joy. Most people never get to play make believe after childhood. Improv returns you to the same sense of creativity you had as a child.

You CAN do this

I was terrified before my first improv class. I remember sitting outside the door to the theatre literally shaking with fear. Twenty years later, I can say that no other decision has been more impactful on my life and career than walking through that door. Change your life—take an improv class.