The Improv Mindset gives your audience a visceral, practical experience of what it feels like to think faster, listen better, and build on each other’s ideas instead of blocking them. Through improv principles — Yes And, active listening, embracing failure, ensemble thinking — audiences leave with a shared language and new skill they can put to immediate use.
This is not a talk about improv. It’s not a comedy show. It’s a carefully designed participatory experience — fun, fast-moving, and built to produce real behaviour change — delivered by someone who has spent over two decades helping organisations unlock human performance at the highest level.
What Your Audience Gets
Participation, not passive consumption.
Audiences don’t just sit and watch. They work together — in pairs and groups — practising the principles as they’re introduced. By the end of the session they haven’t just heard about better communication and collaboration. They’ve experienced it.
A shared language that travels back to the office.
Yes And. Ensemble Mindset. Active Listening. These aren’t abstract concepts — they’re practised behaviours that become a common reference point for teams long after the conference ends. Months later, people will still using them in meetings.
The session that defines your event.
In a program full of keynotes, The Improv Mindset is consistently one people remember and talk about — because something genuinely unexpected happened in the room.
The option to go deeper.
Add a 1–3 hour PowerProv workshop for groups who want to fully embed the skills. The keynote opens the door. The workshop walks people through it.
“High energy, totally absorbing and super-fun.”
— Gillian R., Content Strategist
Eran Thomson is a Creativity Unlocker, Team Galvanizer, and Reliable Raconteur.
Eran has spent over two decades helping people and organisations unlock big ideas, tell better stories, and work together brilliantly. As a global advertising creative director he led teams across Australia, Asia, and the US. He reached the finals of The Moth — one of the world’s most respected storytelling competitions. He has hosted and presented at SXSW Sydney, the Workplace Wellness Festival, and the Financial Services Accountants Association national conference, among many others.
As founder of PowerProv, his work has been trusted by Google, PwC, Bain & Co, Salesforce, Westpac, Canva, Accenture, and the NSW and Victorian Governments — organisations with rigorous procurement standards who choose PowerProv because the result holds up under scrutiny.
What’s Included
The Improv Mindset Keynote
30–60 minutes, with interactive audience exercises built in. Tailored to your conference theme, audience, and objectives.
Optional: PowerProv Workshop Add-On
1–3 hours of structured skills practice for groups of 12 or more. Runs as a conference breakout, pre/post-conference session, or standalone event.
Pre-event briefing
A consultation call with Eran to align the keynote to your audience, theme, and outcomes before the day.
Money-back guarantee
If your audience doesn’t get genuine value, you don’t pay. Every PowerProv engagement is backed by this commitment.
Speaking investment varies by date, format, location, and whether the workshop add-on is included. Get in touch and we’ll provide full details in one conversation.
“So much to take away and apply at work. Highly recommended.”
— Tim H., Chief Marketing Officer
Trusted. Tested. Remembered. Built For These Events.
The Improv Mindset is a natural fit wherever human performance, culture, leadership, and the future of work are on the agenda:
- HR, L&D, and People & Culture conferences such as the AHRI National Convention & Exhibition, HR Summit Australia, and state-based People & Culture forums
- Future of Work and leadership summits
- Internal company conferences, annual kick-offs, and leadership offsites
- Industry conferences in technology, financial services, and healthcare
- Any event where the agenda includes communication, collaboration, innovation, wellness, or team culture
Let’s Talk About Your Event
Keynote availability books out.
If your conference is in the next 12 months, the right time to have a conversation is now.
