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Client List

Previous Clients Include…

  • HomeAway
  • Dell
  • Deloitte
  • T-Mobile
  • University of Texas
  • American Association for the Advancement of Science
  • Texas Women in Business
  • Accenture
  • T3
  • America’s Small Business Development Association Conference
  • Credit Union National Association
  • Association of Premier Nanny Agencies
  • Ann Richards School for Young Women Leaders
  • Austin Community College
  • Austin Independent School District
  • Avalanche Consulting
  • Building Owners and Managers Association
  • Camp Young Judaea
  • Civitas Learning
  • CLEAResult
  • Creative Action
  • Dropoff
  • Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts
  • Freedom Fast Lane
  • Goodwill
  • Google Fiber
  • Hadassah Greater Southwest Region Conference
  • Kainexus
  • Kennedy Creative
  • Mass Relevance
  • Modernize
  • PMP
  • Quialifacts
  • S. P. Richards
  • SailpOint
  • Silicon Labs
  • SkillsFund
  • St Judes
  • Southwestern Affordable Housing Management Association
  • Tableau
  • Texas Association of School Boards
  • Texas Council on Family Violence
  • Texas Parks and Wildlife
  • Texas Society of Association Executives
  • The Holdsworth Center
  • TK20
  • Trademark Media
  • Trendkite
  • Trendline Interactive
  • US Army
  • University of Texas at San Antonio

Previous Medical Clients Include…

  • Agency for Health Care Administration
  • Austin Regional Clinic
  • Christus Health
  • Council on Renal Nutrition
  • Dell Medical School at UT Austin
  • Dr Naples Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
  • Lonestar Dental Seminars
  • Mansfield Methodist Medical Center
  • Pediatrix Medical Group
  • Region IV Public Health
  • Sanofi
  • Shine Academy
  • Texas A&M Health Science Center
  • Texas Medical Liability Trust
  • Texas Nurse Practitioners
  • Texas Optometric Association
  • The Carrell Clinic
  • TORCH: Texas Organization for Community and Rural Hospitals

What people are saying about us…

Testimonials

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Main: Yours was the ONLY session that year that rated a perfect score from the attendees! That’s an aggregate score…which means every single attendee gave you a perfect score. Dude. What?

— Susan O.

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I’m pretty sure we have never had a more successful Key Note for our TNP Conferences… I am SO happy we had y’all come and ‘stir the pot’. It was really awesome. I wasn’t sure how successful y’all could be with such a large group, but you made a positive impression on all of us. Thanks so much for introducing us to interactive sessions!!! We truly enjoyed the experience, and your expertise.

— Sheri I.

Proof-3

Shana’s operation is solid gold! If you’re interested in improv in Austin, start here. She’s a great teacher who creates a group container for safety, laughs, learning, story telling, and remembering how to play and be human together. Do it!

— Matthew L.

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Whether you dream of a life onstage or not, improv will change your life. Through Merlin Works, I learned more about how to live life with more ease and peace, how to laugh at myself when I blunder, how to give up having control all the time and accept the gifts that others share. If you are ready to change your life and open yourself up to a world of fun and happiness, take an improv class at Merlin Works. You will never regret it.

— L C.

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Merlin works is fun, therapeutic and inspirational. You set out to learn one set of skills and a whole set of life skills that you didn’t know we’re coming starts tumbling down on you. This all happens while you’re laughing, and being cheered for your mistakes. Where else do you get that?

— Bonnie C.

Videos

Want to get a sense of our work? Check out these videos highlighting the key takeaways from our programs. Want more? Check out our YouTube Channel!

Case Studies

  • When a Fortune 100 Company Wanted to Change Their Meeting Culture Dell Coming soon...
  • When The Largest General Science Conference Wanted To Get Attendees Connecting Quickly Coming soon...
  • When a Tech Startup Wanted It's Sales People To Sound Like Humans Coming soon...
  • When A Remote Team Wanted To Connect In Person Coming soon...

Research

We believe in evidence-based training and keeping up with the latest research in organizational behavior, mindfulness, and positive psychology. Here's some of the pieces that are influencing our work today:

And improv is the shortcut to creating Psychological Safety--fast! Listening, body language, communicating insight effectively, team building and more benefits Through hands-on practice participants gain valuable skills in listening and collaboration Openness, trust, acceptance--and the science behind it. This researcher had people improvise in an MRI machine, and shares his results. Patient intake, difficult conversations, interprofessional team work, all made easier with improv. Medical improv transforms goofy theater games into serious skills like empathy, teamwork, and super-quick thinking.

Newsletters

Here's some of our own writings on the topics we cover in our interactive trainings and how they can be applied to your career, family, and personal life.

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