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October 2, 2013

There’s nothing new here because, after 5 years of posting my material online, I have decided to take a longer break from scheduled writing, and to only post here when I have something to say. At the moment I have no guest posters to contribute in my stead, so doing this ad hoc seems like the best choice at this moment in my life. I just celebrated my 64th birthday, and am making some changes in my business (bringing in my daughter to deliver affordable improvisational versions of my programs, and training doctors to deliver my communication workshop in medical schools.)

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How To Turn Your Boss Into A Better Listener (Podcast)

September 16, 2013

Today’s blog post is a podcast! Bestselling author, speaker and coach Dr. Rick Kirschner offers a story and advice on how to turn your boss into a better listener.

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Forever Neotonic – The Value Of Play In Keeping Your Youth

September 9, 2013

I often hear from my improv performance students or workshop participants that they love class because a lot of our exercises and activities give them the ability to be like a kid again. They feel more playful and imaginative. They get silly and giggly. Feeling child-like (and not childish) can be a great benefit of practicing the principals that make improvisation great, and it goes far beyond playing schoolyard games and making up fairy tale stories.

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The Challenge Of Knowing Too Much – The Curse Of Knowledge

September 2, 2013

In the world of theater we call it a stumble-through. It’s the rehearsal where you put down your script, even though you’re not ready, and put the show on its feet. You get through it, perhaps a little dinged up, but now you know what you need to work on.

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The NEW ABC’s Of Success

August 26, 2013

I’m excited to incorporate this idea of buoyancy more explicitly into my classes because the benefits are clearly huge. In Seligman’s Research, Buoyancy was the number one predictor of sales success. It allowed people to get back in there and try again with a positive attitude, giving them the numbers they need to achieve the success they desire.

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Can you sell a product without selling your soul?

August 19, 2013

This is the new model for sales in the information age. Listening to what people need. Building relationships. Being present and responsive leaves room for my customers to tell me what will be best for them, and my ability to meet that request allows everyone involved to walk away feeling great about the transaction… and there’s nothing icky about that!

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Behavior Must Serve A Meaningful Purpose For People To Come Together

August 12, 2013

All behavior is purposeful. While our bad habits may have outlived our good intentions, we learned them at a time in our lives when they served at least some purpose in our survival. New behaviors tend to be acquired by us in pursuit of higher purpose. We want to have a successful business, so we learn new habits of organization. We want to have a happy marriage, so we learn new habits of communication. We want to have more friends, so we learn new habits of relating.

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Body Image Coach Offers Tele-seminar With Dr. K

August 7, 2013

Dr. Kirschner will guide listeners through the levels of communication required to reach beyond the typical barriers of communication we encounter in everyday life, leading us to a developed and more confident body image.

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