Dr. Rick Brinkman is best known for his Conscious Communication expertise conveyed to millions of people via keynotes and trainings, radio, television, print interviews, and numerous award-winning books, videos and audio programs. Dr. Rick has been touring nationally and internationally since 1980 sharing his human behavior insights and practical communication strategies in his trademark entertaining and educational style.
After graduating with a Bachelors of Science degree from State University of New York at Oneonta, Dr. Rick earned his Doctorate in Naturopathic Medicine from National College of Naturopathic Medicine, Portland, OR. Following his residency in obstetrics and psychology, he opened a practice specializing in mind / body medicine. His success with his patients led him to further study communication and how it can profoundly affect one�s quality of life. During this time, he earned his certification as a Master NLP Practitioner, and became a trainer and professional speaker in association with the Tom Peters Group and other companies.
In 1994 he co-authored the international bestselling book, Dealing With People You Can’t Stand: How to Bring Out the Best in People at Their Worst, published by McGraw-Hill. It has been translated into 12 languages and was updated and re-released in 2002. In 1998 he co-authored the McGraw-Hill book, Life by Design, Bringing Out the Best in Yourself, which is available in three languages. In 2002 McGraw-Hill released his third book, Dealing With Relatives: Bringing Out the Best in Family at Their Worst. In addition he is the author of four audio and two video training programs on customer service, communication and life management.
Dr. Rick has received numerous awards including Funniest Speaker of the Year by the Sales Forum and the Institute for Management Studies Distinguished Faculty award. His audio tape “Dealing with Difficult People” is on Columbia House’s all time top ten best seller list. In 1988 he was one of only 15 people selected by the Tom Peters Group to present the In Search of Excellence and Thriving on Chaos programs. He is a regularly featured speaker for Young President�s Organization, and many associations and corporations.
Dr. Brinkman’s blend of entertaining delivery and practical content ensures that your next meeting will be a success! His topics are diverse and appeal to all audiences. Dr. Brinkman’s content is determined by a phone interview with your organization. He is very flexible and can adapt his material to reinforce the overall theme of your meeting; build team spirit; introduce new or specific skills; provide a welcome kick off to an event, or provide a useful ‘break’ in heavy technical proceedings.
Depending on the amount of time available for your meeting and your desired goals for your groups, parts of different programs can be combined. To create a custom program for your group, please give us a call to set up an interview with Dr. Brinkman.
If you are looking for a fun, entertaining, polished, professional speaker with solid content, look no further!
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Entry Level, Management, Men's Groups, Sales, Senior Executives, Spouses
• Understanding: Why do people act like they do? Why does one person throw a tantrum and another become quiet and withdraw?
• Good Communication Skills: Recognize the basic skills that you use unconsciously when you get along with people and learn how to use them on purpose with difficult people.
• Discover strategies to eliminate the 10 Most Unwanted Behaviors
• Uncover the #1 reason why customers stop doing business with you and how to avoid it
*Speaker fees vary based on event location, program duration and other factors, and are subject to change without notice. Please contact us for an accurate fee quote for your event.
Dr. Rick Brinkman is best known for his Conscious Communication expertise conveyed to millions of people via keynotes and trainings, radio, television, print interviews, and numerous award-winning books, videos and audio programs. Dr. Rick has been touring nationally and internationally since 1980 sharing his human behavior insights and practical communication strategies in his trademark entertaining and educational style.
After graduating with a Bachelors of Science degree from State University of New York at Oneonta, Dr. Rick earned his Doctorate in Naturopathic Medicine from National College of Naturopathic Medicine, Portland, OR. Following his residency in obstetrics and psychology, he opened a practice specializing in mind / body medicine. His success with his patients led him to further study communication and how it can profoundly affect one�s quality of life. During this time, he earned his certification as a Master NLP Practitioner, and became a trainer and professional speaker in association with the Tom Peters Group and other companies.
In 1994 he co-authored the international bestselling book, Dealing With People You Can’t Stand: How to Bring Out the Best in People at Their Worst, published by McGraw-Hill. It has been translated into 12 languages and was updated and re-released in 2002. In 1998 he co-authored the McGraw-Hill book, Life by Design, Bringing Out the Best in Yourself, which is available in three languages. In 2002 McGraw-Hill released his third book, Dealing With Relatives: Bringing Out the Best in Family at Their Worst. In addition he is the author of four audio and two video training programs on customer service, communication and life management.
Dr. Rick has received numerous awards including Funniest Speaker of the Year by the Sales Forum and the Institute for Management Studies Distinguished Faculty award. His audio tape “Dealing with Difficult People” is on Columbia House’s all time top ten best seller list. In 1988 he was one of only 15 people selected by the Tom Peters Group to present the In Search of Excellence and Thriving on Chaos programs. He is a regularly featured speaker for Young President�s Organization, and many associations and corporations.
Dr. Brinkman’s blend of entertaining delivery and practical content ensures that your next meeting will be a success! His topics are diverse and appeal to all audiences. Dr. Brinkman’s content is determined by a phone interview with your organization. He is very flexible and can adapt his material to reinforce the overall theme of your meeting; build team spirit; introduce new or specific skills; provide a welcome kick off to an event, or provide a useful ‘break’ in heavy technical proceedings.
Depending on the amount of time available for your meeting and your desired goals for your groups, parts of different programs can be combined. To create a custom program for your group, please give us a call to set up an interview with Dr. Brinkman.
If you are looking for a fun, entertaining, polished, professional speaker with solid content, look no further!
Conscious Communication - How to Bring Out the Best in People Even at Their Worst
In an energetic, humorous manner, Dr. Brinkman’s message hits home with situations that people find themselves in every day and empowers them with practical solutions. Communication is like a phone number, we need all the digits to get through and we need them in the right order. When we don’t pay attention to our communication and its effects on people, we often create difficult situations. By becoming a Conscious Communicator – having the skills and knowing the specific strategies to handle various problem behaviors – we empower ourselves to be successful in bringing out the best in people.
Conscious Communication for Customer Service
This lively and fun presentation takes the one-on-one game of customer service and shows your people how to win over customers no matter how they behave. To build and keep the truly loyal customer, you need to go beyond mere customer satisfaction. You�ve got to shoot for nothing less than customer delight, every time. Dr. Brinkman reveals how Conscious Communication techniques create a feeling of being loved for the customer and satisfaction for the service professional.
Conscious Communication for Empowering Others
In a time of rapid change and the need to do more with less, leaders must create an inspiring environment, empower others, give useful feedback, create an attitude of continuous improvement, and rally people around greater visions and goals. With Dr. Brinkman�s Conscious Communication program for leaders, people are empowered to be great communicators and bring out the best in their teams.
Bringing Conscious Communication to the Enterprise
Applying Conscious Communication training from the CEO to the mailroom has a stunning impact on motivation and morale, trust and respect, retention and productivity. Unconscious communication causes business losses, losses that often go uncalculated. Consider email misunderstanding � how much time is lost being concerned about it, trying to work it out, and clarifying what everyone really meant? When people work together, each interaction sets up the next. Conscious Communication training for the entire enterprise creates profound change in an organization and its employees.
Managing Time with Conscious Organization
Some clients have nicknamed this program, “How to Get a Life.” Dr. Brinkman shows people how to organize for success, establish clear priorities, separate work and personal time, recover time to do what is important and eliminate procrastination. It is based on Dr. Brinkman�s many years as a counselor in private practice, helping people remove the obstacles to moving forward on what is dear to them in life.
There is no one more professional than Rick. His content and humor were exactly on the mark for our group. — CANP
Our management and sales staff have given me nothing but positive feedback about your presentation. — Crystal Cream and Butter
I have already experimented with one of your exercises! Guess what? IT WORKED. — McDonnell Douglas
