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“Working with Raquell helped me to understand my own work, how to have fun with complex situations and how to meaningfully communicate my work to others. Her representation of minorities and their impact was also vital to me.”

“With no experience in improv or acting, this was all very new to me. I found it to be a lot of fun, very inspiring and offering life-changing benefits. I learned how to develop “stage presence” and how I can change my ‘performance.’”

“You were very influential in my education. The experience of being in the workshop and coaching with you changed how I did graduate school. You helped me see communication differently.”

“The ability to connect is what Raquell brings to her clients because she teaches others how to have new conversations, new ways of talking and to build community. I attended Raquell’s workshops to see her work magic. I saw how she helped scientists unlock something they didn’t even know was locked.”

“The focus on building community that I developed through working with Raquell is of particular import this year during the pandemic. With teaching having moved online, students lose the natural interactions that happen in a shared physical environment.”

“Dr. Holmes invited MTBI students into conversations as a way of building community. She invited them to go deeper in exploring and finding the value of the different improv games, analogous to their roles as students in the program.”

“improvscience is something special that transcends the separation between the performer (scientist) and audience (learner). Because of improvscience’s awakening of play and performance in me as an instrument, Strong TIES now integrates this powerful element in all its programs.”

“Simply put, I gained overall better awareness of communication from being around Raquell, which had an impact both on my teaching and research.”

“What I learned with improvisation and performance, I use every day, even more so in my role as a manager. I am able to bring consensus to discussions and enable everyone to have a voice in the conversation.”

“I learned how improv games can open us to a sense of “we’re in this together” and strengthen the teams to comfortably work and build things together.”

“Stretching beyond my comfort zone is a gift I have received from participating with Raquell in her Uncomfortable Independent Conversations (UIC).”