Dr. Rick Kirschner

The Art of Change Skills for Life™ programs are presented by Dr. Rick Kirschner, in order to help individuals and organizations embrace change, resolve conflict and improve communication. His entertaining, motivational and idea-packed speeches, training and coaching sessions have been called a life-changing experience by his clients.

Rick has presented to and consulted with many of the world's best known organizations, including Heineken, NASA, Providence Health Systems, Progressive Insurance, Starbucks, Texas Instruments and numerous others.

He is also the author of the comprehensive communication training book, 'Insider's Guide To The Art Of Persuasion,' as well as the coauthored work and international bestseller, Dealing With People You Can't Stand: How To Bring Out The Best In People At Their Worst. His next book, due in the summer of 2011 from Hyperion Books, is titled 'How To Click With People: Building The Personal Side Of Business.' It's about building connections between people and ideas.

He is on the faculty of the Institute for Management Studies, and is a thought Leader with Athena Interactive and CanDoGo. He is adjunct faculty with the Southwest College of Naturopathic Medicine (SCNM), where he teaches a two day intensive Healthy Communication Workshop to freshmen medical students.

He blogs fresh content each week on ideas and strategies to increase influence and improve persuasive interactions, plus offers his insights into world events, technology and politics as related to persuasive communication, at http://theartofchange.com/wordpress/.