4A's and Upright Citizens Brigade Team Up

Email not displaying properly? [View web or mobile version](. [4A's Learning and Development]( Follow us on Twitter @4AsLearning [Upright Citizens Brigade] --------------------------------------------------------------- 4A'S & UPRIGHT CITIZENS BRIGADE TEAM UP 4A's and the Upright Citizens Brigade (UCB) are proud to announce a partnership designed to expand and diversify the 4A's workshop offerings to agency members. The 4A's will offer its agency members access to a new portfolio of workshops developed and led by UCB, the improv comedy organization founded by Amy Poehler, Matt Besser, Ian Roberts and Matt Walsh. The 4A's is UCB's first advertising industry partner. The workshops will help agency teams engage in faster, more effective brainstorming and, more broadly, help agency professionals get more comfortable thinking on their feet. [LEARN MORE]( [Upright Citizens Brigade] FIVE NEW WORKSHOPS TO HELP TEAM BUILDING, BRAINSTORMING, STORYTELLING AND MORE. --------------------------------------------------------------- [UCB] AGENCY TEAM BUILDING: - Better listening, stronger trust and faster ideas through improv. WRITERS ROOM BRAINSTORM INTENSIVE: - UCB writers and comedians join with agency creative teams to jump-start new ideas. HOW TO GIVE A MIC DROPWORTHY PRESENTATION: - An immersion in improv tools to help participants be stronger, more connected, more compelling presenters. IMPROV BASICS: - A crash course in UCB-style improv that'll help participants get comfortable in front of crowds, during meetings and on calls. BETTER STORYTELLING: - How to find a brand's story, connect with it and put a personal spin on it. [Upright Citizens Brigade] [4A's] "UCB has intimate knowledge of the creative process. The training and workshops they've designed will help our members with the agility they need today," said Margie Parker-Lamparillo, executive vice president of Learning & Development and Partnerships at the 4A's. "We'll continue to partner with groups whose roots are in creativity and creative expression as we continue to elevate our member offerings in L&D." [UCB] "We are thrilled to be working with the 4A's," said Deidre Sullivan, director of brand strategy at UCB. "There are many parallels between the worlds of comedy and advertising, particularly around the creative process and having to be responsive to an audience." --------------------------------------------------------------- 4A's members can learn more about these and other workshop programs, available now. [LEARN MORE]( [Upright Citizens Brigade] About the Upright Citizens Brigade The Upright Citizens Brigade (UCB) is the comedy powerhouse founded by Amy Poehler, Matt Besser, Ian Roberts and Matt Walsh. We run two theaters in New York and two in LA, where we feature improv and sketch comedy seven nights a week. We also operate the only accredited sketch and improv training school in the country, with classroom facilities on both coasts. In addition to our classes and live comedy performances, we work with brands, ad agencies, media companies and universities. We run a branded content unit/TV production studio and a touring company that performs at theaters and colleges. Our improv workshops are the de facto standard for corporate training and team building. This email was sent by: 4A's, 1065 Avenue of the Americas, 16th Floor, New York, NY 10018 [View in browser](. This email was sent to {EMAIL}. [Manage My Email Preferences.]( © 2017 4A's. All rights reserved. [www.aaaa.org]( | [contact us](