Instant Songwriting is the ultimate how-to book for musical improvisers and an excellent resource for songwriters. With over two decades of musical improv experience, Nancy Howland Walker guides you with clear, logical and fun step-by-step exercises, from the very basics of putting a song together, to highly advanced song techniques. Whether you are new to the art form or experienced, your songs are improvised or written, or you do this for fun or profit, Instant Songwriting helps you take your song skills to the next level. Musical tracks are included for each exercise – to accompany you as you practice and master each step along the way. Now go and become the Songwriting Diva you were meant to be!

My partner and I perform highly interactive comedy shows during the cruise, which in addition to being great entertainment, train the passengers in improv comedy. We then host a final-sea-day comedy show performed by a brand new improv group the passengers have formed. Very popular and fun!

Role-Play and Feedback to train Illinois Police in Crisis Intervention. Teaching officers how to listen and de-escalate situations in which consumers are in mental crisis.

Corporate Training in soft skills such as Team Building, Creativity, Belonging and Communications. Also Improv, sketch, and song based entertainment.

Chicago Improv Associates provides entertainment, talent, and training to private groups and businesses. Among our entertainment offerings are: customized comedy shows, Christmas caroling quartets, and strolling characters. Talent Services: Songwriting, voice-over, comedy writing, and role-play actors.Corporate Training: Creativity, Team Building, Communications, Leadership, and Zen/Mindfullness.

What do I do as a Performer, Teacher, Trainer, Writer, and Director? I PERFORM - improvised comedy, Musical improv, sketch comedy, holiday entertainment including caroling, walk-around entertainment, etc. I TRAIN - businesses in soft skills such as communication skills, team building, belonging, and creativityI TEACH - musical improv, all levels of improv to kids through adults I WRITE - see my book "Instant Songwriting: Musical Improv from Dunce to Diva" and sketch comedy I DIRECT - mostly improv theater, kids theater, but also special events Please see my recommendations - I approach all jobs with enthusiasm and professionalism!

Created and performed comedy entertainment shows, taught improv and comedy classes, and trained corporate staffs, supervisors and CEOs in team building, communications, and creativity workshops.

Taught every level of improvisational comedy for adults and children. Created and taught all musical improv classes - one day, full weekend, and full 8-week course. Directed graduate shows. Updated and co-wrote the entire 6-level curriculum in 2003 with Marshall Stern based on Zenprov principles.

Managed all aspects of this theater. Scheduled performances, lighting, box office, Directed, created curriculum and taught all workshops, liason to Board of Directors. Took a five person troupe with no home to a twenty person troupe with its own dedicated theater. Added various shows to the line-up including TheatreSports and Junior Troupe shows.