Terry Sand

Terry Sand's Key Accomplishments Include . . .
An improvisational expert, television personality and keynote speaker, Terry Sand can help your company invigorate morale, communicate more effectively and understand the value of fun at work. With over a dozen years of experience speaking to some of the premier companies in the U.S., Terry Sand is widely recognized for her improvisational comedy and team-building programs in business. Terry Sand has a unique ability to drive home her clients' corporate message while entertaining participants with a lively cast of her own characters and voices. Through humor, participants learn how to apply improv skills to improve their communication with team members, colleagues, and clients. The games also serve as a way to demonstrate methods that enhance skills and abilities in customer service, sales, and marketing, and to increase productivity and profitability.

Featured in the PBS documentary The Promise Of Play Terry Sand was the winner of San Francisco's All-Pro Comedy Award in 1984, recipient of the Cabaret Gold Award in 1986, founding member of several successful improv comedy groups, including Femprov, Fishheads, and Red Herrings, and selected by The National Speakers Association to present the first improvisational comedy program at their national convention.

For over twenty years Terry Sand has taught adults how to apply the transformational experience of studying improvisational comedy to boost their productivity and "out of the cubicle thinking."  Notable companies including Oracle, Charles Schwab, Panasonic, and AT&T have repeatedly booked Terry Sand so that she could bring her creative approach to improving communication and collaboration skills to their workplaces.

More About Terry Sand . . .
Terry Sand’s professional memberships include the Screen Actors’ Guild (SAG), American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (AFTRA) and The Lupus Foundation.

When it is time to "get serious about having fun," it's time to invite Terry Sand to transform your work group into a dynamic team. Through her interactive process and entertaining delivery, Terry guarantees that everyone in your organization will benefit from taking time to build community wellness, communication and creativity.

• Getting Serious About Having Fun
• If you can improvise, you can do anything
• Playing Well, Staying Well
• Improvising Along the Spiritual Path
• Business Improv: Adapting to Fast-Paced Changes with Humor
• Pump Up Productivity: Providing New Laughways to Success
• Business Theatrics: Putting Your Company in the Spotlight
• A Pageant of Success: Showing Off New Concepts in Customer Service
• Circus More Play: Creating Arenas Your Employees Will Love Performing In

"I want to thank you for the dynamic seminar. You made us aware that humor is an essential ingredient to a healthy and productive workplace. Thanks again for a special experience."

Charles Schwab

"On behalf of GTE, I give you a standing ovation for an informative and enjoyable presentation. Your ability to electrify the audience exceeded everyone's expectations."

GTE Service Corporation

"Everyone found the section on the value of theatrical skills in business to be right on target. We all enjoyed learning how to apply principles of Improvisational Theater games to the demands of sales and marketing in the global marketplace. The professional fun and funny program that you shared with Oracle will inspire all that experienced your session for years to come."

Harry R. Gould, Vice President, Oracle Corporation

"The feedback I received from the 300 people in attendance was overwhelmingly positive. Your ability to leave the group with a message while having fun was inspiring. Your show indicated how important it is to incorporate humor into business. I am now a believer in the benefits."

Arlene Sena, Sr. Vice President, AT&T

"The forum on Business Theatrics was an enthusiastic, fun way for all participants to take a break from the 'formal' side of our meeting and relax and build new friendships. It was a very positive and 'team building' experience for everyone and helped us promote the basic theme of our meeting: Teamwork and Being a Team Player."

Rex Massey, Managing Director, FedEx

"Our fears that the staff would question the value of a non-technical, non-clinical presentation proved totally groundless. In short, you were a complete success and we are already clamoring for more of the same."

Cedars-Sinai Medical Center