Overcome Perfectionism with Professional Improv Training from Green Light Improv
Nathan Minns, founder of Green Light Improv, helps innovators improve their entrepreneurship and communication skills with professional training using Improv comedy. The four main principles are ‘yes and’, ‘communicate confidently’, ‘team over self’, & ‘no mistakes’. He recently ran a two-hour workshop with an introverted group, asking them to commit to 15 minutes of effort, and was surprised when one of them volunteered to share what the team had learned. He encourages people to sign up for his March 23 workshop at Co-Hatch in Upper Arlington to help them overcome perfectionism, and can be found at greenlightimprov.com or on LinkedIn.
Key Lessons
- Improv comedy can be used to help improve entrepreneurship and communication skills.
- The four main principles of Improv comedy are ‘yes and’, ‘communicate confidently’, ‘team over self’, and ‘no mistakes’.
- Attending a two-hour workshop committing only 15 minutes of effort can lead to surprising results.
Summary
In 2019, Nathan Minns founded Greenlight Improv, a professional training company using Improv comedy to help innovators improve their entrepreneurship and communication skills. He will be working with the TriVillage Chamber Partnership on March 23rd, 2023 for a workshop
Nathan explains that Improv workshops do not involve making up scenes on the spot, but use Improv as a tool to develop entrepreneur & communication skills. The 4 main principles are ‘yes and’, ‘communicate confidently’, ‘team over self’, & ‘no mistakes’. They work with entrepreneurs, business owners, & other professionals
Nathan Minns of Green Light Improv shares how he addressed an introverted group’s reluctance to participate in a two-hour workshop by asking for 15 minutes of effort. He was surprised when the group member eventually volunteered to share what the team had learned. He now offers keynotes to organizations, which use the four foundational principles of improv to help with innovation, communication and entrepreneurship
Nathan talks about how things picked up for his business, Green Light Improv, when he quit his job and went full-time. He encourages people to sign up for his improv workshop on March 23 at Co-Hatch in Upper Arlington to help them overcome perfectionism
Find him at greenlightimprov. com or on LinkedIn at Nathan Mins.

