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Communication Solutions™


Saturday & Sunday, May 30 & 31, 2026

12:00 pm – 6:00 pm ET

In Person

“There is no problem communication cannot solve.” How do you react when someone suggests you are “wrong”? What do you do when family, friends, or colleagues try to force their opinions and beliefs on you? Two well-worn, familiar paths exist: fight back or retreat.

Mission Continues

Big thanks to the US Veterans with The Mission Continues  Miami Platoon (@themissioncontinues) and YES Institute volunteers on community and office space renovation efforts!

Ethics

The YES Institute’s code of ethical conduct is applicable to anyone who chooses to represent the YES Institute in any way, including staff, board members, interns, and volunteers who assist. Choosing to represent YES Institute in any capacity includes agreeing… Learn More

Thomas Murrell

  Thomas has served as a volunteer speaker with YES Institute for over seven years and in 2021 joins our Board of Directors. Thomas is the CEO of 3T Fitness Lifestyle. The son of a well-known pastor in Panama, Thomas… Learn More

Kevin Veilleux

I have given my time and resources to YES Institute ever since I first attended my first Communication Solutions™ about 15 years ago. I was so impressed on the clarity of YES’ mission to prevent teenage suicide by opening dialog with… Learn More

Jonathan Drucker

My experience with YES Institute originated with personal connections over a decade ago. After my family and I took the Communications Solutions™ course together, I understood YES Institute’s importance in our community. All people need connections and to be understood.… Learn More

Sam Dietz

In my experiences as a mother, daughter, and sister, I know the darkness that comes with the sense of being different, unaccepted, and alone. I give my time to YES Institute because the freedom to express honestly, be heard, understood,… Learn More

Emilio Vazquez

Emilio Vazquez began his banking career as a teller and now serves as the Senior Vice President of Premier Banking Group at Grove Bank & Trust. Prior to working at Grove Bank & Trust, he also served as the Senior… Learn More