ONLINE: Healthy Communication

Communication skills are the backbone of all interpersonal relationships and are critical Master slave relationships. In this class, we will discuss communication skills as they apply to authority exchange relationships, including how to communicate more effectively; verbal and non-verbal communication; listening skills; how miscommunications may occur; and the challenge of maintaining communication within the dynamic. Improving our communication skills within the framework of our individually defined rules and protocols allows us to live more fully - and hopefully more calmly - within our authority exchange.

This will be a live, online class offered through Zoom. No on-site tickets will be available.

PRESENTER:

Tomo (she/they) is a queer butch leatherdyke who found the leather community during a sunset motorcycle ride with her wife Mel over 27 years ago. She has presented classes, produced events, served as a judge, keynote speaker, auctioneer and emcee at leather events since. Tomo has been served by her boy levi for over 15 years.

Tomo is Owner and Producer of South Plains Leatherfest and the International Master slave Contest. She served as Northwest slave 2015 and International slave 2016/2021. She was a Producer of Northwest Leather Celebration, the Northwest Master slave, Northwest Bootblack, and Northwest Person of Leather Contests. She was also a Producer of International Ms Leather and International Ms Bootblack for seven years. She co-produces the Ms Sacramento Leather Contest and is a founding member of the D.U.C.

Tomo is the Director of MAsT: Sacramento, is a member and serves as Webmaster for Queer Leather Association Sacramento, has served as the West Coast Curator for the Leather Quilt Project, and is a member of MAsT: San Francisco and The Exiles. She was awarded the 2013 Pantheon of Leather President's Award, the 2018 Master slave Conference slave Heart Award, and the 2020 Vice President’s Award from the National Leather Association.

TICKETING:

$15 - $35 in advance. Please pay at the level you can comfortably afford.

https://forbiddentickets.com/events/wicked-grounds/7aeb6c1f0a

We offer a sliding scale, so that cost is not a barrier to attendance.

The regular ticket is $25. This is what most people should pay.

The $15 ticket is offered for those for whom the $25 ticket would be a barrier to participation. If $25 is too much, we take your word for it! Just pay $15.

Have a great salary? Feeling generous? Paying at the $35 level allows us to make the discounted ticketing available to others who need it.

So - that's it! Choose the level you can comfortably afford.

ACCESS:

This will be a live, online class offered through Zoom. To participate, you may need to download the free, basic version of the Zoom app before the class! This class will not be recorded and is not available for later viewing.

Zoom now provides closed captioning which will be available for this event.