APPLIED IMPROV FOR ATTORNEYS: Interpersonal Communication & Business Development Workshop

Basic eye contact, active listening and team work are lost arts in today’s fast-paced, electronic driven practices. Please join us for a fun and friendly workshop designed to help attorneys hone these skills by using improv techniques. April 20, 2023 4:00pm - Workshop 5:30pm - Reception Atrium Room - The Standard Building 900 SW Fifth Avenue Portland, OR The legal department is often viewed as the department of “NO”.  By applying the idea of “Yes,  and…” we can remove the idea that the Legal Department is the one stopping progress or shutting down creativity and collaboration.  People are eager to work when they know their ideas and input are valued and supported. This is done through listening, reacting and being present in the moment.  This happens in improv. Led by Amy Westrup (Executive Director, Association of Corporate Counsel - Wisconsin), this 90-minute workshop teaches attorneys how to use improv as a tool to better their legal practice. Improv techniques can enhance: client development skills creative problem solving working in teams presentation skills

This workshop is part of 2023 ACC Oregon Wellness Month and will be held in the airy and light-filled Atrium Room at The Standard Building in downtown Portland. An informal reception will immediately follow the workshop. Hors d'oeuvres and beverages will be available throughout the event. Weather permitting--the workshop and reception may be held on the beautiful private adjacent outdoor terrace.

ACC Oregon has applied for 1.5 hours of general credit through the Oregon State Bar, and capacity is limited for this event. This CLE and social event is open to all in-house attorneys regardless of membership in the ACC. All non-members attending will be entered into a drawing for one-year membership in the ACC courtesy of ACC Oregon! Validated parking will be available.

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COVID Safety Protocols: This event will be held indoors, but may be held outdoors weather permitting. We request that all attendees be fully vaccinated and/or test negative prior to attending.  Masks are not required, but you are welcome to wear one. Hand sanitizer will be available too. In person attendance is limited for this event.

AMY WESTRUP Executive Director - ACC Wisconsin Amy has concentrated her career on advising the legal industry, closely held businesses, individuals, organizations and foundations on focused and strategic marketing, public relations and business development. She currently serves as the Executive Director of the Association of Corporate Counsel - Wisconsin and has over 22 years of marketing & public relations experience in the professional services industry. Before joining ACC Wisconsin, Amy was a Principal and Co-Founder of Shift Worldwide a virtual production and training company. Prior to that she served as Director of Marketing & Communications for the Milwaukee Bar Association. Earlier in her career, Amy was Director of Marketing for Weiss Berzowski Brady LLP – a mid-sized full-service law firm with offices in Milwaukee and Delafield, WI. Amy has been a professional player and coach with ComedySportz in Milwaukee for eight years and came up through the ComedySportz workshop program to become a professional player and coach. With her background in professional services marketing, Amy naturally gravitated toward teaching professionals how to apply improv skills to improve their work life and performance so she teamed up with other improv coaches (one of whom is also an attorney) from ComedySportz Milwaukee to develop CSZ’s Applied Improv Program. In addition to performing stand-up, improv and sketch comedy throughout Milwaukee, Amy has also written sketch for a variety of comedy groups and organizations. She has been a guest performer with ComedySportz around the country and numerous other improv groups nationally and internationally, and she has taught Applied Improv all over the United States both in-person and virtually. Amy is a graduate of Saint Louis University, with a B.A. in Communication/Public Relations.

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