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Breaking Barriers for Kids & Families

Enjoy the full program with access to all main activities.

General Admission

LXCL:<h2 class="lxcl-h2" dir="ltr">Leadership Sponsor | $2,500</h2>Demonstrate your organization's commitment to leadership development while supporting programs that create opportunities for children and adults of all abilities. Receive prominent recognition throughout this premier leadership event.Includes:<ul class="lxcl-ul"><li class="lxcl-listItem" dir="ltr">Opportunity to introduce Dr. Shawne or provide brief opening remarks (2–3 minutes)</li><li class="lxcl-listItem" dir="ltr">Recognition during the event</li><li class="lxcl-listItem" dir="ltr">Prominent logo placement on event marketing materials and signage</li><li class="lxcl-listItem" dir="ltr">Reserved table for 8 guests</li><li class="lxcl-listItem" dir="ltr">Recognition on our website, email marketing, and social media</li><li class="lxcl-listItem" dir="ltr">Company banner displayed at the event</li></ul>

Leadership Sponsor

LXCL:Help provide breakfast and refreshments while receiving exclusive recognition as the event's Food Sponsor.Includes:<ul class="lxcl-ul"><li class="lxcl-listItem" dir="ltr">Exclusive Food Sponsor recognition</li><li class="lxcl-listItem" dir="ltr">Logo displayed at all food and beverage stations</li><li class="lxcl-listItem" dir="ltr">Recognition during the event</li><li class="lxcl-listItem" dir="ltr">Reserved seating for 4 guests</li><li class="lxcl-listItem" dir="ltr">Four event registrations</li><li class="lxcl-listItem" dir="ltr">Half-page advertisement in the event program</li><li class="lxcl-listItem" dir="ltr">Recognition on event signage</li><li class="lxcl-listItem" dir="ltr">Website and social media recognition</li></ul>

Food Sponsor (Exclusive)

LXCL:Support an engaging leadership experience that equips participants with practical communication skills they can immediately apply in their workplace and community.Includes:<ul class="lxcl-ul"><li class="lxcl-listItem" dir="ltr">Four event registrations</li><li class="lxcl-listItem" dir="ltr">Quarter-page advertisement in the event program</li><li class="lxcl-listItem" dir="ltr">Medium logo placement on event signage</li><li class="lxcl-listItem" dir="ltr">Recognition in the event program</li></ul>

Partner Sponsor

LXCL:Show your support for leadership development and the work of Breaking Barriers for Kids &amp; Families.Includes:<ul class="lxcl-ul"><li class="lxcl-listItem" dir="ltr">Two event registrations</li><li class="lxcl-listItem" dir="ltr">Company logo in the event program</li><li class="lxcl-listItem" dir="ltr">Logo recognition on event signage</li><li class="lxcl-listItem" dir="ltr">Recognition on our website</li><li class="lxcl-listItem" dir="ltr">Recognition in sponsor acknowledgments</li></ul>

Community Sponsor

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About the Experience Leadership has always been challenging. Today, it demands more than ever. You&#39;re expected to navigate uncertainty, lead through constant change, manage conflict, build trust, and keep people engaged while delivering results. Organizations that thrive are led by people who know how to communicate under pressure. High Pressure Communication is a brain science-based leadership experience that strengthens how you think, communicate, and lead in moments that matter most. You&#39;ll expand your critical thinking, communicate with greater intention, and respond more effectively when conversations become difficult, emotions run high, or the path forward isn&#39;t clear. Grounded in neuroscience, emotional intelligence, and critical thinking, this highly interactive experience equips you with practical communication frameworks that strengthen trust, improve collaboration, reduce unnecessary conflict, and elevate leadership effectiveness. You&#39;ll Leave with the Ability To:<ul fr-original-style="" id="isPasted" style="box-sizing: inherit;"><li fr-original-style="text-align: left;" style="text-align: left; box-sizing: inherit;">Communicate more effectively during conflict, uncertainty, and organizational change.</li><li fr-original-style="text-align: left;" style="text-align: left; box-sizing: inherit;">Understand what happens in the brain when people become reactive or defensive and respond in ways that keep conversations productive.</li><li fr-original-style="text-align: left;" style="text-align: left; box-sizing: inherit;">Strengthen trust through everyday communication habits that build credibility, consistency, and connection.</li><li fr-original-style="text-align: left;" style="text-align: left; box-sizing: inherit;">Increase your emotional intelligence by recognizing unconscious communication patterns in yourself and others.</li><li fr-original-style="text-align: left;" style="text-align: left; box-sizing: inherit;">Apply practical communication and conflict-resolution frameworks to everyday leadership situations.</li><li fr-original-style="text-align: left;" style="text-align: left; box-sizing: inherit;">Lead difficult conversations while reducing defensiveness, misunderstanding, and unnecessary conflict.</li><li fr-original-style="text-align: left;" style="text-align: left; box-sizing: inherit;">Build stronger collaboration by improving how you listen, process information, and communicate under pressure.</li><li fr-original-style="text-align: left;" style="text-align: left; box-sizing: inherit;">Foster psychological safety, accountability, innovation, and stronger working relationships through intentional communication.</li><li fr-original-style="text-align: left;" style="text-align: left; box-sizing: inherit;">Create an environment where people feel seen, heard, valued, and more willing to contribute their best thinking.</li><li fr-original-style="text-align: left;" style="text-align: left; box-sizing: inherit;">Communicate with greater executive presence in meetings, presentations, coaching conversations, and moments of uncertainty.</li></ul>Whether you&#39;re coaching an employee, leading a meeting, navigating organizational change, resolving conflict, presenting to executives, or managing a difficult conversation, you&#39;ll leave with a practical set of communication frameworks that strengthen relationships, improve decision-making, elevate leadership effectiveness, and create the conditions for individuals and teams to perform at their best.

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About the Experience Leadership has always been challenging. Today, it demands more than ever. You're expected to navigate uncertainty, lead through constant change, manage conflict, build trust, and keep people engaged while delivering results. Organizations that thrive are led by people who know how to communicate under pressure. High Pressure Communication is a brain science-based leadership experience that strengthens how you think, communicate, and lead in moments that matter most. You'll expand your critical thinking, communicate with greater intention, and respond more effectively when conversations become difficult, emotions run high, or the path forward isn't clear. Grounded in neuroscience, emotional intelligence, and critical thinking, this highly interactive experience equips you with practical communication frameworks that strengthen trust, improve collaboration, reduce unnecessary conflict, and elevate leadership effectiveness. You'll Leave with the Ability To:<ul><li>Communicate more effectively during conflict, uncertainty, and organizational change.</li><li>Understand what happens in the brain when people become reactive or defensive and respond in ways that keep conversations productive.</li><li>Strengthen trust through everyday communication habits that build credibility, consistency, and connection.</li><li>Increase your emotional intelligence by recognizing unconscious communication patterns in yourself and others.</li><li>Apply practical communication and conflict-resolution frameworks to everyday leadership situations.</li><li>Lead difficult conversations while reducing defensiveness, misunderstanding, and unnecessary conflict.</li><li>Build stronger collaboration by improving how you listen, process information, and communicate under pressure.</li><li>Foster psychological safety, accountability, innovation, and stronger working relationships through intentional communication.</li><li>Create an environment where people feel seen, heard, valued, and more willing to contribute their best thinking.</li><li>Communicate with greater executive presence in meetings, presentations, coaching conversations, and moments of uncertainty.</li></ul>Whether you're coaching an employee, leading a meeting, navigating organizational change, resolving conflict, presenting to executives, or managing a difficult conversation, you'll leave with a practical set of communication frameworks that strengthen relationships, improve decision-making, elevate leadership effectiveness, and create the conditions for individuals and teams to perform at their best.

Breaking Barriers for Kids & Families

High Pressure Communication: Leading Through Conflict, Change & Uncertainty

36700 Schoolcraft

General Admission

Leadership Sponsor

$2,500

Leadership Sponsor | $2,500

Leadership Sponsor | $2,500

Food Sponsor (Exclusive)

$2,500

Partner Sponsor

$1,000

Community Sponsor

$500

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