{"id":37762,"date":"2025-03-15T08:00:07","date_gmt":"2025-03-15T08:00:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hult.edu\/blog\/?p=37762"},"modified":"2026-04-15T18:37:16","modified_gmt":"2026-04-15T17:37:16","slug":"world-theater-day-with-alum-zachary-benetatos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hult.edu\/blog\/world-theater-day-with-alum-zachary-benetatos\/","title":{"rendered":"World Theater Day with Alum Zachary Benetatos"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Want to improve your public speaking skills this World Speech Day? Undergraduate alum and current MBA candidate Zachary Benetatos has the answer. Introducing his business: Unscripted. We had a chat with him all about it<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u2014<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">from conception to real-life success stories from his clients.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The idea\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Unscripted began out of passion. My background, even while I was completing my Bachelor of Business Administration, was in theater. Improv theater specifically informed the techniques I would go on to implement at Unscripted. But I\u2019m getting ahead of myself<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u2014first let\u2019s get into what Unscripted actually is!\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0}\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Put simply, Unscripted is my business. I teach classes to business professionals who want to improve their strategic communication using improvisation and storytelling tools.\u00a0 The name \u201cUnscripted\u201d comes from the goal I have for most clients\u2014to thrive in moments and communicate rigidly\u2014without a script. I offer training programs, both in person and online, that help individuals and organizations become better speakers without the need for excessive note-taking.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0}\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The lightbulb moment\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">While I\u2019ve been in and out of improv classes for years, the lightbulb moment, where I realized I could turn this into a career, happened recently.\u00a0 I was at COP28, working in a more general capacity, and I kept being asked to write speeches. It became clear this was where my talents were, and what&#8217;s more<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u2014I was enjoying it! One of the NGOs I ended up working for during COP28 was actually founded by a member of the Abu Dhabi Royal Family.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The clients\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">I have two main types of clients: professionals who struggle with public speaking and fear of presenting, and those who are interested in learning more about the improv-based approach and how it can benefit their teams or organizations. Usually, clients come to my classes a little cold or frosty, and it&#8217;s just part of the challenge to get them to loosen up. Business doesn\u2019t marry naturally with theater, but my techniques are proven to work, and by the end, everyone is all in.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Two hearts<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">I\u2019ve already stated that my passion for theater and improv drove me to start Unscripted. However, I\u2019ve always been equally enthusiastic about business, and without the two, Unscripted could never have blossomed into what it is today. Hult was instrumental in helping me realize that business could be the springboard for all my other ambitions. The help I had there was unparalleled.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span data-contrast=\"auto\">What\u2019s next?<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Let me tell you about my vision for Unscripted in five years. 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