2018 Central Region Leadership Conference
Michigan DECA is pleased to be hosting the 2018 Central Regional Leadership Conference in Detroit on November 16 to 18 at the Detroit Marriott Renaissance Center. The conference is being designed to offer fast-paced activities that will motivate your members understand of marketing, management and entrepreneurship and to increase their knowledge of DECA activates and competitive events.
To help keep you informed of the latest plans for the conference and to assist with the promotion, we will be sending a weekly eBlast to spark your interest and to keep you informed of all of the conference activities. This eBlast shows what press from around the world is saying about Detroit. Next week will highlight major aspects of the conference.
Please contact your Chartered Association Advisor to register for the conference.
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Friday keynote speaker - Phil M. Jones
“By no means your typical speaker.”
The conference will officially start with an action packed opening session designed inform and engage participants with all of the unique opportunities available over the weekend.
Phil Jones has made it his life’s work to demystify the sales process, reframe what it is to “sell” and help audiences to learn new skills that empower confidence, overcome fears and instantaneous impact bottom line results.
Phil’s famous for not just talking about the strategies, but showing his audiences “Exactly” how to use them. By teaching the exact word choices to increase influence and persuasion, audiences walk away with increased confidence from knowing “Exactly What To Say” and with an insatiable hunger to put their new learnings into action.
Mr. Jones has delivered over 2,000 presentations in over 50 countries across five continents, which is guaranteed to deliver a positive impact on your success.
Each delegate will receive a copy of his Amazon best-selling book: Exactly What to Say: The Magic Words for Influence and Impact.
Watch a short interview with Phil: https://youtu.be/nko8ToigOL4 |
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It's GO time Highlights
Each week we will highlight three things that you can see, do and dine while at the conference. View our past emails here
See: The Detroit Institute of Arts
The DIA displays a representative cross-section of man's artistic creation from the earliest cultures to the present day. Its permanent collection includes more than 65,000 works of art within more than 100 galleries. This includes pieces from Africa, Oceania, and the Indigenous Americas; art of the Near East and classical antiquity; collections from medieval Europe; and American art and culture. Among the museum's most popular are masterpieces of European painting, including works by Rembrandt, Van Gogh (self-portrait), Matisse, and Picasso. There is also an extensive collection of Islamic art with pottery, bronze, stone, and other works that span from ancient to modern and a gallery dedicated to African American art, which includes a variety of media. In addition to traditional art forms, the museum is home to a performing arts collection that includes film and theater memorabilia, as well as the Paul McPharlin Puppetry Collection.
Do: Riverwalk
Adjacent to the Renaissance Center is the Detroit Riverwalk, connecting a series of areas developed to make the most of the city’s east riverfront. The 3.5-mile (5.6-kilometer) stretch from the Joe Louis Arena to Gabriel Richard Park is 80% complete and offers parks, plazas, and pavilions to enjoy, as well as views of Detroit and Windsor.
Dine: Dime Store
The Dime Store serves an American Brunch in downtown Detroit, Michigan, specializing in breakfast and lunch. They use the freshest, high quality ingredients to handcraft distinctive dishes in a friendly, casual environment. From the House Sausage Omelette and Smoked Salmon Benny, to the Duck Reuben Sandwich and Sweet Poached Pear Salad, the menu is a unique blend of scratch-made traditional favorites and creative combinations.
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