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Whether it is a 1.5-hour training session for 12 or a six-day program for 200, WooHoo has the experience and expertise to make it happen for you. We have the faculty to provide experiential training from the simple indoor encounters to outdoor experiences using R.O.P.E.S. courses, even adventure-based learning such as whitewater rafting!

The type of program you and WooHoo select will be based on the discovery process. We will never let an organization invest more than necessary in order to get the results they desire. It is a myth that the more you spend, the better the training. Since experiential training is designed to provide for a change in behavior, depending on our analysis of your current behaviors, the program may be simple or more complex. We will always steer you in the right direction.

Pricing:

All programs are custom designed for your company. We do not believe in off-the-shelf training!

	All prices are calculated per person and includes all agreed expenses (that's a switch!)
	Quotes are given only after a complete discovery has been done with your key people.
	Prices start at only $25 per person for a two hour segment.

What is Experiential Training?

This is the most commonly asked question and rightfully so as this training methodology is so new. The latest technology in training and education today, experiential training derives its name from its method. The participants "experience" the training. Business training typically focuses on learning through lecture. Although lecture can promote thinking, it rarely encourages the learners to feel. WooHoo, however, believes that learning comes primarily from feeling.

The exercises of experiential training are challenging, metaphor-based activities that inspire your people to take action by changing their behaviors. For example, in some of the exercises, participants are blindfolded to simulate corporate employees working together with field employees. This action-learning technique creates an emotional tie to the message or metaphor of the exercise that is received with enthusiasm by the participants. But it is in the debriefing once the exercise is complete where the real learning takes place.

As the participants begin to discover the dynamics of the exercise, they realize it is not just a game. After each exercise, the participants are led through a debriefing session in which they relate their training experience to their real-world experiences at work. Did we work together as a team? Who took charge? Why? How did we communicate when we couldn’t see? These are just a few of the questions that your organization’s participants will ask themselves. Consequently, your people return to the workplace equipped with the tools they need to be leaders, risk-takers, and top performers!

WooHoo believes that there really is no such thing as the "five steps to building a team" training course. Our version of teambuilding is a little different, but dramatically more effective. People want to belong to something. They want to be a team. Therefore, the role of training is to discover what is keeping these people from functioning as a team.

Experiential training puts the participants in situations that require them to dig deep. They share these thoughts openly and honestly better than any other training process. There is real power in experiential training. And it requires skilled professionals to deliver it with results. Otherwise, training is just a game and not Learning for Life!

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