Julie Ostrow
As the Humorous Speaker and Communication Coach, Julie Ostrow guides and teaches organizations and corporate teams to use improv skills to improve Creativity, Communication, Team Building, Problem Solving, and Productivity with their clients and within their organizations. She teaches the benefits of using humor, laughter, and improv in all aspects of our lives, including in the workplace.
Having more than 20 years of corporate experience as marketing professional, Julie is able to identify the trigger points of miscommunication and low morale in the corporate culture. By infusing her corporate experience with her humor, laughter, and improv tools, she is able to guide organizations to communication, connection, and creativity. Resulting in re-inspired teams and increased productivity.
Training and Background:
Trained at The Second City in Chicago
Applied Improv Network (AIN) Member
Association for Applied and Therapeutic Humor (AATH) Member
Funny Bones Improv cast member; Chicago, IL
First-Ever American Laughing Champion
Trained in Laughter Yoga from the American School of Laughter Yoga (by Sebastian Gendry)
As the Humorous Speaker and Communication Coach, Julie Ostrow guides and teaches organizations and corporate teams to use improv skills to improve Creativity, Communication, Team Building, Problem Solving, and Productivity with their clients and within their organizations. She teaches the benefits of using humor, laughter, and improv in all aspects of our lives, including in the workplace.
Having more than 20 years of corporate experience as marketing professional, Julie is able to identify the trigger points of miscommunication and low morale in the corporate culture. By infusing her corporate experience with her humor, laughter, and improv tools, she is able to guide organizations to communication, connection, and creativity. Resulting in re-inspired teams and increased productivity.
Training and Background:
Trained at The Second City in Chicago
Applied Improv Network (AIN) Member
Association for Applied and Therapeutic Humor (AATH) Member
Funny Bones Improv cast member; Chicago, IL
First-Ever American Laughing Champion
Trained in Laughter Yoga from the American School of Laughter Yoga (by Sebastian Gendry)
Connect, Communicate, and Collaborate with Improv! Improv for Team Building
Improv for Team Building
Because one of the main rules of improv is to 'make your scene partner look good,' that methodology is the foundation of this presentation. When we help others and build them up, we are helping the team, the organization, and ourselves. This is the beginning of collaborative connections.
All programs are created and facilitated by...
Think On Your Feet! Improv for Public Speaking
Think On Your Feet!
Improv for Public Speaking
This is for anyone who needs a step up in their public speaking skills. Even if you're not a professional speaker, these skills are beneficial whether you're speaking to your company's board of directors, attending networking events, or presenting at your company's annual event.
All programs are created and facilitated by Julie Ostrow;
Stressed Out? Play It out with Improv! Improv for Stress Management
Stressed Out? Play It out with Improv!
Improv for Stress Management
For organizations whose team members are experiencing burn-out, a lack of energy, short fuses, lack of communication, increased sick days, and a litany of other health issues that can appear when stress is not handled properly or diffused in healthy ways. Through this program, participants will experience the overall feel-good results of infusing play, joy, mirth, laughter, and...
The Brainstorming Jumpstart
The Brainstorming Jumpstart
Jumpstart your next brainstorming session or strategic planning meeting
with improv!
Julie Ostrow uses humor, laughter, and improv to demonstrate how to be open to and support others' ideas in a fun, playful, and supportive way. Because the main guidepost of improv is, "Yes, and...,"every idea is acknowledged, supported, explored, or built upon. Just like in any other brainstorming...
