· Dr. William Lane ·

International speaker

Human connections made through the communication and socialization process is key to personal and career success. In one of Dr. Lane’s interactive workshops, learn the ideas, skills, and techniques necessary to improve your communication and socialization skills, diminish the “disconnected” feeling from coworkers, family, friends, and society, and increase your ability to acquire and successfully maintain meaningful employment.

· Testimonials ·

“we need more experts turning their attention to the needs of adults on the spectrum.”

What I found most beneficial about Dr. Lane’s presentation was how it engaged teachers, parents, and adults with autism in an honest conversation about how improving communication can enhance quality of life for adults on the spectrum. The fact that he answered all of the "why" questions was fantastic. It isn't enough to just tell someone with autism that they need to communicate better. They need to understand the "why" as that's what truly leads to the motivation to work harder to be a better communicator. 

Yes, I would highly recommend this presentation to others. I was very proud to host this workshop and hope that we can do it again. Often times presentations are geared toward teachers or parents working with children on the spectrum. Autism doesn't stop when someone turns 18-years-old and I think we need more experts turning their attention to the needs of adults on the spectrum.

The presentation was an excellent conversation starter at a recent board meeting. Sharing with the board how engaged the participants were in the conversation was a highlighted mission in action moment for our team. It was a reminder of why we push through the hard times of being a start up nonprofit serving adults with autism. It reminded us all that we are all in this to see those light bulb moments when something clicks and our program participants see a glimmer of hope that their challenges are not insurmountable.

I was so impressed with how he connected with one student in particular during the presentation. I know that Dr. Lane’s presentation really provided him with hope that it is possible to overcome his communication challenges and reach his goals. 

Stop Being Invisible will become a must-read for all of our participants in the program moving forward. We will use the book in the classroom to start the conversation on the importance of communication and then we will practice the skills when we go out into the community to speak about autism awareness and the importance of sustainability.  

Closing the Socialization Gap

Good communication is a vital life skill that can impact all areas of a person’s life. Learn successful communication strategies to implement that can be utilized to overcome the obstacles to a person’s ability to interact in a variety of settings.

Using humor to reduce educator stress

Stress can negatively impact a person’s health. OSHA reports that between 75% and 90% of ALL doctor office visits are from stress-related ailments and complaints. Annually, stress costs American industry more than $300 billion!

Transforming the classroom into a learning environment for all students

Laws require providing a higher level of education for ALL students. Realizing that students have different needs requires educators to provide multiple opportunities for students. Learn to develop instructional techniques that enable ALL students to experience academic success.

Using humor to reduce EMPLOYEE stress

Employee stress greatly contributes to retention issues at the workplace. 44% of employees say they will leave their current jobs in the coming year, but there are steps—even simple ones—that employers can take to change that.

Using effective questioning techniques for increasing student higher-order thinking skills

Having students respond to teacher questions and formulate their own high-level questions to increase all student participation in the discussion.