BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.2.3.1//EN BEGIN:VEVENT UID:40@icfgeorgia.org DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260511T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260511T133000 DTSTAMP:20260506T182951Z URL:https://icfgeorgia.org/events/coaching-with-a-twist-improv-for-coaches / SUMMARY:Coaching with a Twist: Improv for Coaches DESCRIPTION:As coaches we are improvisers\; we have structures and skills ( competencies)\, but to apply those most effectively\, we must be in the mo ment\, listening\, connecting and co-creating. \n\nIn this 90-minute sess ion\, we use improv rules and structures from theatre and comedy\, as well as those tailored just for coaches\, to experiment\, play and learn. You ’ll get comfortable with not pre-planning or getting ahead in your coach ing conversations\, and trust in the  bottomless well of ideas and possib ilities that we can all (coaches and clients) access. \nLearning objectiv es \nBy the end of this session\, participants will be able to: \n\n Co me into a calm\, creative\, resourceful state. \n Listen with somatic aw areness. \n Bring more playfulness and empathy into your coaching. \n Find more freedom in your coaching through non-judgment of self and others .\n Deepen coaching competency and skill. \n\nCCEs: 1.5\nMeet the Hosts\ n[box]  Amy Warshawsky and Betsy Salkind are the co-founders of BNA Mento r Coaching\, delivering experiential learning through individual\, group\, and corporate team training and workshops. They are co-authors of  Coach ing with a Twist: Improv for Coaches.\n\nBETSY SALKIND\, PCC\, NBC-HWC\, i s a health and mentor coach with expertise in team\, group\, and leadershi p coaching. She trained at the Mayo Clinic and was the Associate Director and Lead Mentor Coach for the ADAPT Health Coach Training Program. A profe ssional standup comic and TV writer\, with credits including The Tonight S how and Roseanne\, she also holds an MS in Organization Studies from MIT S loan School of Management.  \n\n \;\n\nAMY J. WARSHAWSKY\, MCC\, NBC- HWC\, is a leadership and mentor coach with expertise in coaching individu als\, teams and groups. She integrates somatic practices with coaching to deepen self-awareness and embodied leadership. A former faculty member of the ADAPT Health Coach Training Program\, Amy has held roles in nonprofit and higher education settings. She holds an MS in Journalism from Northwes tern University and a BA from Cornell University. \n\n[/box]\n\n \;\n \n*By attending ICFGA events and programs in person or virtually\, you her eby grant your voluntary consent that your likeness or image\, captured by photo or video\, or your voice captured by recording\, may be used for pr omotional and archival purposes in print\, video and online\, or in any ot her format\, without notice to you. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://icfgeorgia.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/0 4/ICW-5.11.26-Twist.png CATEGORIES:Special Event END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York X-LIC-LOCATION:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20260308T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR