Medical Improv GB

Brilliant communication training for healthcare professionals
‘It’s the only training I’ve ever done where there was no hierarchy’
‘It’s the only training I’ve ever done where there was no hierarchy’ 1024 686 Esther Waterhouse

This comment was made by a delegate at our first Medical Improv study day. She wassurprised to find that she didn’t need to state her profession, level of training, perceivedcompetence…

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Splashing around
Splashing around 800 618 Jon Trevor

My abiding motto when it comes to communications training is “You can’t learn to swim in the library”.  You can read all the books you like on buoyancy, human physiology,…

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Yes – and
Yes – and 1024 683 Esther Waterhouse

One of the core principles of improv is ‘yes – and’. This is taking what is given to you by yourpartner, accepting it for what it is, and building on…

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Feedback – ‘yes – but’ or ‘yes – and’?
Feedback – ‘yes – but’ or ‘yes – and’? 1024 599 Esther Waterhouse

Have you ever had feedback that started with what you did well, before moving onto what youdid less well, before finishing with a positive? Or perhaps just what you did…

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‘Content free’ training
‘Content free’ training 1024 683 Esther Waterhouse

Most communication skills training for health care professionals is framed around scenarios thatthe participants would be expected to meet in their professional lives. This often takes the formof role plays…

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