Our Mission

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Our Mission

• Through team building models and active
  learning, our mission is to deliver dynamic
  programs which foster positive growth within
  individuals, groups and organizations.

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Were Experience Based Learning, Inc.

• EBL leads powerful experiences which change the
  way corporate teams face challenges and take
  advantage of opportunities. Established in 1996,
  our designs help build stronger teams, improve
  upon a teams decision making abilities, enhance
  client customer service, assist in resolving
  team disconnects, and aid companies in planning
  for and adapting to continually changing markets.
  
• Beginning with a focus towards customized
  corporate management workshops, EBL delivers
  services throughout North America. Specializing
  in active training models, a.k.a. "learning by
  doing, designs are sensitive to the concerns of
  adult programming and are inclusive for all
  participating. Studies show that more
  traditional "lecture" style training formats have
  content retention rates of around 25. Programs
  that engage participants to contribute to the
  lesson and "learn by doing", have retention
  levels that reach upwards of 75.
• Learning workshops dovetail many different
  mediums together problem-based learning
  situations, teams courses, assessment
  instruments, and training models to name a few.
  Workshops are flavored with many different model
  sources to ensure multiple learning opportunities
  for all participants. With purposeful and guided
  discussions to transfer lessons and action items
  to the workplace, EBL becomes a unique and
  memorable learning experience, set apart from
  many other training providers on the market
  today.

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Specialized Training Workshops

• Learning Modules / Workshops
• HIGH Performance Teams (TPM)
• Decision Making Styles (DMS)
• Custom Corporate Surveys
• Team Kick Start Programs
• Problem-Solving
• Leadership Development
• Trust / Team Building
• Communication
• Personality Surveys

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Why are we so effective?

• We understand our clients. Often, we will
  conduct site visits, interviews, or conference
  calls to understand where our clients work, how
  they talk, and the situations they face from day
  to day. This information assists EBL in
  customizing workshop content and exercises, to be
  more meaningful and relate to actual business
  situations.
• EBL leads powerful experiences which change
  the way corporate teams face challenges and take
  advantage of opportunities.

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What does team building look like?

• Active
• Inclusive
• Fast Paced
• Transferable
• Discussion
• Unique

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What are the benefits of active training?

• Encourages Dialogue
• Pushes Comfort Zones
• Neutral Environment
• Multi-faceted Learning
• Change of Pace
• Fosters Creative Thinking
• Client Specific Design

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Indoors, outdoors, all year round !

• Rewarding
• Engaging
• Different
• Energizing
• Moral Boosting
• EFFECTIVE !

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Client testimonials

• AlliedSignal
• Great workshop! Best one I have attended in
  years!
• The facilitator was effective and engaging.
  Excellent presentation skills.
• "Great facilitator. Made the class work. High
  energy and interactive!"
• "Very informative and engaging. I enjoyed the
  active learning design."
• "This was a good workshop the time flew by.
• A 5 STAR presentation!
• "Content and models were clearly presented and
  easy to follow.
• The workshop moved forward at a comfortable
  pace.
• Roche Vitamins, Inc.
• "I got a lot out of the workshop even though I
  tend to be a quiet person.
• There were some key points that I can take back
  to the organization."
• Great program. The investment in this training
  was worth it!"
• "When is the next program?!
• "This was a good workshop the time flew by.
• The people of this organization are our
  strongest assets. The training supported that
  value."

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energized from the moment westepped off the
bus.

• Bank One
• - "The custom designed activities dovetailed our
  conference objectives very well."
• - "I have participated in team building programs
  before and EBL surpassed them !"
• - "Great job. Educational and fun at the same
  time."
• - "EBL had us energized from the moment we
  stepped off the bus!"
• - "It was refreshing to be able to choose my own
  level of interaction and still be part of the
• group activities."
• Rockford Radio Center
• Congratulations on a job well done. The
  comments from our sales staff were very positive.
  I would highly recommend EBL to any company who
  strives to build a team atmosphere to maximize
  potential. - David Bevins, GM

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It surpassed our expectations!

• "Thanks for making our meeting a
• GREAT ONE !" Sandy Mattson Outboard Marine
  Corporation
• "This workshop was great. I got more
• out of the past 2 hours than I have in
• any other training!"Rockwell Collins
  participant, Cedar Rapids Iowa
• "Great workshop. It surpassed our
• expectations !" Dr. Gerhard Schmid, President
• Wacker Biochem

• Your outstanding efforts at Business
• Lenders Annual Meeting helped us to
• build the team spirit and focus that we
• needed to transition our company.
• Judy Hart, SR. V.P. Business Lenders
• Your workshop was exactly what I had
• in mind for our quarterly meeting. I
• really wanted to mix together our New
• York and Stamford employees and you
• did it very well.
• Sven Saller Playtex Apparels

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Successful Workshop Modules

• Decision Making Styles DMS
• Learning Styles
• HIGH Performance Teams
• Communication
• Custom Surveys
• Process Mapping
• Action Item Planning
• Team Kick Start Workshops

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Example Workshop ModuleDecision Making Styles -
DMS

• This workshop examines how individuals process
  and categorize information when
• formulating decisions. The DMS instrument is
  delivered and participants receive
• real time results in the decision making
  preference areas Ideas, People, Process,
• Product. As a workshop benefit, leaders and
  teammates become aware and
• understand their own natural tendencies. Intact
  teams have additional benefits of
• implementing results to align strengths with
  current team goals and circumstance.
• The DMS instrument comes with a workbook and
  communication tip sheet for
• improved communication between the four style
  quadrants. Additionally, workshop
• attendees participate in an action planning
  segment with a 30 day follow-up
• exercise.
• Half-day abridge version delivered in a 3-4 hour
  format.
• Complete version may be delivered in a 6-8 hour
  format.

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Example Workshop ModuleHIGH Performance Teams

• This workshop teaches information gained from a
  ten year evaluation study on
• team evolution stages. This model provides
  resolved and unresolved behaviors
• common to each development stage, becoming a
  telling instrument for a teams
• current effectiveness. Participants will gain a
  working knowledge and retain a
• worksheet outlining the model for future
  reference. Active learning problems are
• then delivered to reinforce each of the seven
  growth stages Orientation, Trust,
• Goal / Role clarification, Commitment,
  Implementation, High performance,
• Renewal.
• Half-day abridge version delivered in a 3-4 hour
  format.
• Complete version may be delivered in a 6-8 hour
  format.

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Have we been in your area?
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EBL Partner Locations

• EBL has partnered with The Abbey Group Resorts
  in Fontana Wisconsin and Just Live, Inc. in
  Kauai, Hawaii, to provide clients with conference
  center facilities and workshop services.
• EBL is also completely comfortable offering
  services in just about any location to include
  city parks, BBs, private estates, and
  professional conference centers worldwide.

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How do we contract an event?

• Call or e-mail our office
• Receive a proposal
• Select dates venue
• Workshop design begins
• Deliver workshop
• Post service follow-up

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Training Investment Fees and Charges

• EBL trainers are educated and skilled to deliver
  highly effective workshops. Many of our team
  members retain advance college degrees and often
  retain more than 10 years business experience.
• Typical Workshop Fees
• Starting _at_ 175/pp and up
• Travel Expenses
• Surveys Instruments
• additional out-of-pocket
• Prices vary dependent upon workshop design,
  number of trainers required, timeframe, and venue
  location.

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It Costs Too Much !, Bean Counter

• People learn through three primary learning
  methods, audio, visual, and tactile. Traditional
  classroom presentations speak to an audio
  learning audience. EBL active learning designs
  dovetail hands-on learning with training models
  and interactive discussions. Utilizing this
  approach reaches all three learning formats
  simultaneously, providing a three fold return on
  the same investment dollar.
• Individuals benefit from lasting lessons, which
  impact them beyond short-term surface learning.
  Often working with a 120 ratio of trainers to
  participants, workshops typically range from 75
  - 185 per person. More advanced designs may
  increase these amounts. Many of our clients have
  tried less expensive team building options, often
  to retain EBL at a later day to do it right!
  You do get what you pay for and this is
  especially true when it comes to a professional
  workshop that educates your employees.
• Our workshops are not just a box to check
  on some HR form, but rather an investment in a
  companies greatest resource, its employees.
  Overall, Training and Development is far less
  expensive than staff turn over or low moral.

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Contact References

• Business Lenders
• Hartford, Connecticut
• Judy Hart, Senior V.P.
  860.244.9202
• The Production Studio
• Fort Wayne, Indiana
• Mac McAllister 219.432.3601
• Whitestone Corporation
• Bloomington, Indiana
• Carol Barnhorst 812.332.3703 ext. 235
• RWE NUKEM
• Danbury, Connecticut
• Jeff Faul
  203.205.2788
• Platinum Home Mortgage Corp.
• Rolling Meadows, Illinois
• Don Grudzinski
  847.797.9500

• Eli Lilly
• Lafayette, Indiana
• Rich Gargas, Training Consultant 317.433.0474
• Blackhawk Bank
• Belvedere, Illinois
• Peggy Holt, Consultant 815.262.1902
• Washington Mass Mutual
• Northridge, CA
• Laura Adams 818.775.6060
• GE Medical Systems
• Milwaukee, Wisconsin
• Marty McCormick
  262.544.3627
• Stamford Health Systems
• Stamford, Connecticut
• Brenda Renzulli
  203-325-7401

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Contact us today
When you are planning your next training and
development workshop and need time tested, proven
quality, EBL will be ready to assist you!

• Experience Based Learning
• 3634 Laura Lane
• Rockford, IL 61114
• 815.637.2969
• 815.637.2964 fax
• info_at_ebl.org
• www.ebl.org

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Makes Sense !

• "What I tell you, you will forget,
• What I show you, you may remember,
• When I involve you, you will understand."