Izzy Gesell
Helping Speakers, Trainers, Facilitators, and anyone who stands up in front of an audience become more humorous, confident, spontaneous, and effective. WHERE ARE YOU STUCK?
- Role
- Faculty Member at Leadership Usa, Inc
- Location
- Huntington, MA, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Izzy Gesell
Izzy Gesell, MS Ed, CSP, is “organizational alchemist”. As a Keynote Speaker, Workshop Leader, Professional Facilitator, and Presentation Coach, his skills are focused on transforming something commonplace into something special. His humorously serious and seriously humorous programs help individuals thrive and during these changing times as they become more confident, spontaneous, and prosperous in their daily lives. As the Author of Playing Along: Group Learning Activities Borrowed from Improvisation Theater, Izzy is one of the front-runners in bringing the concepts of improv theater into the business world. He has also contributed to the International Association of Facilitator\'s Handbook and Humor Me, a compilation by America\'s most prominent humorists. Some of Izzy’s specialties and skills include: • The importance of humor for cancer survivors, friends, family, and caregivers • Enhanced leadership • Teamwork • The art of helping groups • Productive communication • Managing stress and change through humor • Cross-generational dialogue • Transforming negative self-talk into productive thinking • Developing creativity techniques for real life applications
Experience
Faculty Member
Jul 2017 — Present · US
LEADERSHIP USA™ is a membership organization that offers high-quality leadership development education for leaders of our member companies, via a monthly live seminar with world-class instructors, who present on diverse topics. We function as an outsourced training resource for small-to-medium-sized companies and as a supplement to established leadership programs within larger corporations. Kristin\'s area of expertise for Leadership USA in on strategy - strategy development, strategic and business planning as well as timely and efficient accountability and execution to the plan.
Education
Hunter College
MSEd, Special Education
1972 — 1974
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