"Going deeper is about becoming curious all over again about the things that are already in your life and exploring them with renewed passion."
                                                       ~Angela Sebaly, The Courageous Leader

 

Wheel of a Deal Wednesday

The Spokesperson E-Newsletter
How Experiential Activities Change Corporate Programming
Angela and Michelle Hello Facilitator Friends,

I spent much of last week on a video set.  I've decided to up my video tutorial game at both Training Wheels and my other company, Personify Leadership.  My Training Wheels videos will span from some short marketing videos to include in my newsletters and on my website to full-on tutorial videos for over 500 experiential activities housed in our Online Games Database.  It will be a huge project, but over the next few months I will knock out tons of good, quality instructional videos to help facilitators 'see' the activities and hear the instructions as if they were presenting them to a group.  Some of the videos will be posted on my YouTube Channel (please subscribe!).  Others will be housed solely within the Online Games Database.  

For my Personify Leadership videos, my business partner, Angela Sebaly flew out to Colorado so we could add more videos to our Leadership Development Program.  We follow a character named Manny in our course, and we see him evolve as a leader throughout the program.  We first worked with 'Manny' back in 2013, so it was fun to have him back on set and helping us evolve the character and the leadership skills we teach even further.  

While Angela was in town, Chris Cavert and I took advantage of her knowledge and story and interviewed her on our Podcast, Ask Michelle & Chris About Team Building.  I love her story of how she first encountered Experiential Activities, and how they have completely changed the way she works with her corporate clients now.  Give this episode a listen!  It's a fun episode and you'll get to hear more about how we started working together and created the Personify Leadership program, but also about the importance of being intentional with experiential activities and your corporate clients.

Speaking of Personify Leadership, we have our first Virtual, Facilitator-Led program coming up October 13-16.  We have converted the experiential activities to the virtual space, and still teach our eight core competencies of effective leadership.  The activities intentionally surface specific behaviors that leaders encounter every day.  We then teach skills and strategies on how to manage those behaviors, in both yourself and others.  It's such a cool course, and thousands of leaders all over the world have gone through the program.  We've even translated it in to multiple languages and have hundreds of certified facilitators in 23 countries now.  If you are interested in participating in our October program, or want to learn more about how to be certified in this program, please reply to this email and we can set up a time to chat.  You can also click here for more information.

And one last thing, I'm excited to be back in the classroom next week teaching my Experiential Facilitation 101 course.  We've taken all the necessary precautions for physically distancing and are looking forward to programming in-person again.  We still have a few seats open if you are interested in attending!  Register here.
Best wishes for an intentionally full week. 

Have fun out there, 
Michelle        
Michelle Cummings
Owner/Trainer/Big Wheel
Training Wheels  

Co-Founder and Chief Creative Officer
Personify Leadership
www.PersonifyLeadership.com
New Podcast Episode!

Last week Chris Cavert and I met up to record a few more episodes of our podcast,
'Ask Michelle & Chris About Team Building This week's timely question is: "Team Builders, How Have Experiential Activities Changed the Way You Work with Corporate Clients? with special guest Angela Sebaly." You can listen to, download and access the show notes to this episode and all available episodes at this link.
Important Training Wheels Info

Wheel of a Deal:  On Sale this Week...

Have You Ever?

Have You Ever Squares
Have you Ever played Have You Ever?   This durable plastic set of 30 Have You Ever Squares are a Training Wheels staple when we lead programs. From Icebreakers to Energizers to Problem Solving Activities, this multi-use tool is one we don't leave home without. Activities such as Have You Ever?, Square Hop, Lilypads and Chocolate River are a few of our favorites. This is a must-have tool for your training bag!

Regular:  $49.99  On Sale:  $42.99

Segmented Hula Hoops

Every portable program needs these sectional hula hoops. Each section is approximately 2 feet long. There are 18 sections in a set. You can adjust the size of the hoops from small to medium to large based on the number of segments you put in each hoop. Very light weight and portable!

Click through for instructions for an activity called Hoop Pass.

Regular:  $34.99  On Sale:  $27.99

Team Building and Leadership Virtual Scavenger Hunt

I'm excited to share a new Virtual Scavenger Hunt we have built out  I have had a lot of requests from small teams that want to participate in one of our Virtual Scavenger Hunts, but didn't want to have one custom-built for them.  We designed one with a Teamwork and Leadership Theme, that can be done in a 60-minute time frame.  It's so fun!  We intentionally built it utilizing different clues than I used in my other two Facilitator Virtual Scavenger Hunts, so in case you participated in either of those and are looking for new clues, you could get some new ideas for your own Virtual Scavenger Hunts.  I am not including the full asset package with this hunt, however it would be very easy to replicate the clues (and you are welcome to do so!)  Plus, another bonus, you and your team could go through the hunt to do a little team building for your team.  As facilitators, we don't often get the opportunity (or don't make time) to play or work on our own teams, so this could be a great team bonding event for your staff.

How it works:  Click on this link and select the number of people who will participate in the hunt. You can choose from 1-200, and prices start at $25 per person. Upon check out you will receive an automatic download that will provide instructions and a tutorial video to share with your participants before the hunt begins.  Happy hunting!

Also, if you are interested in Licensing this Scavenger Hunt for your organization and use it and sell it to your own client base, please send me an email and we can chat.  We can customize it with your company logo

Starting at:  $25 per person

Register for the Experiential Facilitation 101 Course

We are still planning on hosting our in-person Experiential Facilitation 101 course in October here in Colorado.  This training is an introductory class for the team building facilitator.  This three-day training provides an important first step in building the foundational skills necessary to lead experiential programs.

Date:  October 6-8, 2020
Date:  December 15-17, 2020
Location:  Hampton Inn, Littleton, CO
Time:  9:00am-4:30pm,  Breakfast & Lunch included!
Price:  $975  (On sale today for $899!)
Includes instruction manual and $50 credit towards Training Wheels gear.

Open Enrollment: $975  On Sale:  $899

We also offer a Certification in this Course, so you can teach it to others!  Certification is $3500 and includes four days of training, instruction manual, classroom giveaways, a Facilitator Kit full of all the materials needed to teach the class, including a Facilitator Manual, power point slide deck, and your first 20 Participant Kits to run your first class (valued at $150 each).  


A Course on Experiential Facilitation: What You Get
A Course on Experiential Facilitation: What You Get


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Where In the World is Michelle?
Upcoming Conferences and Workshops where Michelle is presenting:  
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Want to participate in one of Michelle's workshops?  Is she near you?  Piggy back a training for your organization when she is traveling near you.  Here's a link to our event calendar as well.

Oct 1, Virtual Keynote for IA After School Alliance Conference

October 6-8, Experiential Facilitation 101, Littleton, CO


October 20, Virtual Scavenger Hunt for ISEEN

October 27, AORE presentation:  Teambuilding From the Toy Aisle

October 28, AORE presentation:  Effective Debriefing Tools
I can't believe you made it all the way to the bottom of this email! Kudos!