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Continuing Professional Development Programme
Space for Reflective Learning

Editions

2025 Edition 1, Trimester 2: June, IN-PERSON
Target: All PRBB staff
Session:
  • 05/06/2025 09:30 - 13:30
    Ramon y Cajal room

SELF skills

The science of the unexpected: Improvisation to enhance your communication

Aim

To learn the basics of improvisation that will help you to become a more confident and dynamic communicator.

Language

English

For

All PRBB community

Contents

By taking this course you will:

  • Improvisation tools that will help you to have a more creative and intuitive approach to science and scientific communication.
  • To become more aware of your non-verbal communication.
  • The importance of connecting with your body and all your senses in order to be present and improvise.
  • Tools to maintain the audience engaged and give dynamics to the presentations.
  • Tips to manage nerves in front of an audience.
  • How to respond more confidently to unplanned public speaking challenges such as answering questions or making impromptu talks.

Other relevant information

For any issue regarding attendance before or during the course, please note that you should contact the Intervals team directly by sending an email to intervals@prbb.org.

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Trainer

Monica Ixchel Castillo Salgado
Monica Ixchel Castillo Salgado

Monica Ixchel Castillo is a political scientist, educator, actress and dancer from Mexico. She delivers workshops on improvisation and body language and facilitates on the topics of improvisation, moonshot thinking, communication and high performing teams.

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