Margaret Hicks's guest appearances

Margaret Hicks

Quimby’s Bookstore Podcast

UKFast - Corporate Film Production

Tourpreneur Tour Business Podcast

Relentlessly Human Tour

Adam Levin

Dewey Davenport

Tim Kinsella

Jonathan Pitts

Adam Parfrey

Kimra Luna

Isabel Hundt

Dann Williams

Catherine Smith

John Berry

Joe Bill

Sarah Olivieri

Matt Crouch

Tanya Markul

Mandy Brett

OwlTail

Because of our need now more than ever to be able to connect with strangers, I decided to rerun this episode with Margaret Hicks on applied improv training.  Margaret is an award-winning tour guide in Chicago and has developed workshops that use improv theater techniques to help other tour guides connect with their audiences quickly and effectively.  Her process is, above all else, filled with kindness and openness--two qualities that will help all of us navigate our way through what is happening now with #BLM and #BlackLivesMatter.  This is the time in our history when we get to listen, to empathize, and to change our outdated and ineffective systems so that they serve everyone. Margaret's workshops are a great place to start. Resources: Margaret Hicks: https://chicagoelevated.com/ and http://thetourboost.com/ Email Becky@virtualexecutivedirector.com LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/beckybrettcaldwell/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/BeckyBrett Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/virtual_exec/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/VirtualExecDirector   Subscribe Here: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/virtual-executive-director/id1286919221   Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3NcVeXJSvrerUM7CgDOVPX?si=2PqkQMklTJmcU1cpjYijiw

Because of our need now more than ever to be able to connect with strangers, I decided to rerun this episode with Margaret Hicks on applied improv training.  Margaret is an award-winning tour guide in Chicago and has developed workshops that use improv theater techniques to help other tour guides connect with their audiences quickly and effectively.  Her process is, above all else, filled with kindness and openness--two qualities that will help all of us navigate our way through what is happening now with #BLM and #BlackLivesMatter.  This is the time in our history when we get to listen, to empathize, and to change our outdated and ineffective systems so that they serve everyone. Margaret's workshops are a great place to start. Resources: Margaret Hicks: <a href="https://chicagoelevated.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://chicagoelevated.com/</a> and <a href="http://thetourboost.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://thetourboost.com/</a> Email Becky@virtualexecutivedirector.com LinkedIn: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/beckybrettcaldwell/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.linkedin.com/in/beckybrettcaldwell/</a> Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/BeckyBrett" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/BeckyBrett</a> Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/virtual_exec/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/virtual_exec/</a> Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/VirtualExecDirector" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/VirtualExecDirector</a>   Subscribe Here: Apple Podcasts: <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/virtual-executive-director/id1286919221" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/virtual-executive-director/id1286919221</a>  Spotify: <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/3NcVeXJSvrerUM7CgDOVPX?si=2PqkQMklTJmcU1cpjYijiw" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://open.spotify.com/show/3NcVeXJSvrerUM7CgDOVPX?si=2PqkQMklTJmcU1cpjYijiw</a>

Summer Rerun: Applied Improv Training with Margaret Hicks

Improviser and top-ranked tour guide, Margaret Hicks, teaches museum docents, hospitality workers, and anyone who faces the general public some improv tools to better connect with visitors. We got to talk before her workshops in Abingdon and covered everything from radical acceptance to the hidden success found in failure. I can't wait to hear what you think of this! NOTE: there is one swear word, for those sensitive to that ..... Resources and links: Chicago Elevated......The Tour Boost......Need help in your leadership development? Try Executive Coaching...... Support the podcast through Patreon

Improviser and top-ranked tour guide, Margaret Hicks, teaches museum docents, hospitality workers, and anyone who faces the general public some improv tools to better connect with visitors. We got to talk before her workshops in Abingdon and covered everything from radical acceptance to the hidden success found in failure. I can't wait to hear what you think of this! NOTE: there is one swear word, for those sensitive to that ..... Resources and links: <a href="https://chicagoelevated.com/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Chicago Elevated</a>......<a href="http://www.thetourboost.com/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">The Tour Boost</a>......Need help in your leadership development? Try <a href="https://virtualexecutivedirector.com/index.php/yes-year-end-success-executive-coaching/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Executive Coaching</a>...... Support the podcast through <a href="https://www.patreon.com/virtualexecutivedirector" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Patreon</a>

Applied Improv Training with Margaret Hicks

Welcome to the first Quimby's Bookstore podcast. We are located at 1854 W. North Ave, Chicago. On the web you can find us at quimbys.comMargaret Hicks discussed her book Chicago Comedy: A Fairly Serious History (History Press) at Quimby's Bookstore on 5/28/11.Chicago has developed an international reputation for split sides and slapped knees. The “Chicago Style of Comedy” evolved from nineteenth-century vaudeville, through the rebellious comics of the 50’s, and into the improvisation and sketch as well as stand-up that is ushering in a new millennium. Drawing on material both hilarious and profound, Chicago Comedy: A Fairly Serious History touches on what makes Chicago different from other cities and how that difference produced some of the greatest minds comedy will ever know: Amos and Andy, Jack Benny, Lenny Bruce, Del Close, John Belushi, Tina Fey, Stephen Colbert and so many, many more.Margaret Hicks is a professional tour guide in Chicago, who has been giving walking tours in the loop (like her tour of Old Town offered through the famous Second City Comedy Club) since she completed the Chicago Architecture Foundation’s docent program in 2004.  She maintains her own website at chicagoelevated.com and has had years of experience in the Chicago comedy scene working at improv theaters and stand-up clubs.For more information about events at Quimby's Bookstore, see quimbys.com.

Welcome to the first Quimby's Bookstore podcast. We are located at 1854 W. North Ave, Chicago. On the web you can find us at <a href="http://quimbys.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">quimbys.com</a> Margaret Hicks discussed her book Chicago Comedy: A Fairly Serious History (History Press) at Quimby's Bookstore on 5/28/11. Chicago has developed an international reputation for split sides and slapped knees. The “Chicago Style of Comedy” evolved from nineteenth-century vaudeville, through the rebellious comics of the 50’s, and into the improvisation and sketch as well as stand-up that is ushering in a new millennium. Drawing on material both hilarious and profound, Chicago Comedy: A Fairly Serious History touches on what makes Chicago different from other cities and how that difference produced some of the greatest minds comedy will ever know: Amos and Andy, Jack Benny, Lenny Bruce, Del Close, John Belushi, Tina Fey, Stephen Colbert and so many, many more. Margaret Hicks is a professional tour guide in Chicago, who has been giving walking tours in the loop (like her tour of Old Town offered through the famous Second City Comedy Club) since she completed the Chicago Architecture Foundation’s docent program in 2004. She maintains her own website at <a href="http://chicagoelevated.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">chicagoelevated.com</a> and has had years of experience in the Chicago comedy scene working at improv theaters and stand-up clubs. For more information about events at Quimby's Bookstore, see <a href="http://quimbys.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">quimbys.com</a>.

Margaret Hicks Discusses Chicago Comedy: A Fairly Serious History