Improvisation-based training is an impactful and efficient way to develop team skills, including listening and communication, leadership and trust, innovation and creativity. Whether it’s to clinch deals, project confidence, celebrate success or change the entire organisational culture, Maydays business improv workshops and experiences rise to the challenge. Tell us what you need.
Business improv is an entertaining and uplifting way to motivate and inspire your people. It creates deeper connections, effortless collaboration, team focus and presence. It challenges comfort zones whilst being safe and non-threatening. Our CPD accredited improv training is carefully structured and meticulously planned. It just happens to be hilarious, and laughter is guaranteed – including for the introverts in the room.
The Maydays are world famous improv performers and trainers, and the troupe is one of the UK’s most established and respected. Our incredible multi-award winning team has delivered its brand of business improv to some of the world’s most visibly successful companies.
Improv skills training for small groups of 8 to 24 people. We can deliver to multiple groups concurrently or consecutively, depending on your total delegate numbers.
Start with an improvised musical performance by The Maydays to break the ice. After an improv training workshop, your people step up on stage to perform alongside The Maydays.
High energy and engagement without the need for delegates to move from their seats. Use this to build attentiveness ahead of the keynote, or to stimulate conversation and interaction.
Great for first thing or after lunch to help delegates relax, de-stress and get to know each other, or reinvigorate and re-engage after lunch.
Live online improv in groups of up to 14 people, or multiple concurrent or consecutive groups all possible. A favourite team builder for international or home-worker colleagues.
A high-challenge, immersive experience for executives and senior leadership teams. For top-tier teams of minimum eight people who need to cope better with high-risk, high-profile roles.
Quality business improv courses for one or more employees who can sign up as individuals. New classes start regularly.
Our clients are as diverse in size and sector as it is possible to be, from aerospace to finance, consulting to communications, government, pharmaceuticals, local and international charities, education, media and hospitality.
Here are a few of the organisations we've helped:
The Maydays’ show was definitely the highlight of our event. They got the mood of the audience immediately and presented a great, high level show which was both clever and extremely funny at the same time. Best of all was their enormous sense of fun, which was completely contagious for the audience.
Tomas Marcenaro, Lynx Global Brand Director, Unilever
The Maydays’ performance was the highlight of our clergy conference – hilarious, clever and pitched perfectly for the audience. They enthralled us by turning our suggestions and comments into comic turns and songs. The laughter never stopped and it was all totally appropriate – slightly cheeky but never offensive. They got the audience on their side from the start, and the mood of happiness and delight lingered long after they’d left the stage.
The Rt Revd Graham James, Bishop of Norwich, Church of England
It was never going to be an easy task doing an active activity with a bunch of hungover grumpy individuals, but the session was super fun – crazy how she instantly knew everyone’s names! After all the fun, it was great to sit down and reflect on the cultural values and see that there were quite a few at play in the session. I also took other learnings from the session (‘yes but’ is easy by default, but maybe we can approach other peoples’ ideas as ‘yes and’). Nice!
Group feedback, UBER, Edinburgh,
Our programmes are thoroughly researched, tried and tested and we have a track record of delivering consistently high quality experiences. As such, we are externally accredited and can issue everyone with a CPD certificate on completion of their business improv experience.
People are often amazed to find out that a good two-thirds of The Maydays consider themselves to be introverted. Improvisation in many ways transcends that, and when we run a session, we play to the introverts in the room. Usually they come out with the funniest stuff, and the value of the quietest member of the team becomes apparent to everyone.
So yes, improv works particularly well with introverts. And that doesn’t mean we’re trying to get introverts to pop out the other end of the training as extroverts. No, we like them as they are, we respect that and we work with them at their own level of comfort.
We spend a lot of time talking with you in the lead up to the event. Whilst our core offering has an awful lot to offer, we like to make it special and personal every time.
The Maydays Corporate Training Experiences are tailored in 3 ways, according to:
See more frequently asked questions about business improv, and some answers.
