DR. RICK BRINKMAN

Dr. Richard Brinkman is the developer of Conscious Communication® and shares human behavior insights and content-rich communication strategies, which help organizations improve leadership performance and apply principles of Conscious Communication® to improve their bottom-line results.

This effective approach to communication has been delivered to millions of people through keynotes and training, radio, television, print interviews, and numerous award-winning books, videos, and audio programs. Dr. Brinkman is also the author of multiple books, including the international bestseller Dealing With People You Can't Stand: How to Bring Out the Best in People at Their Worst (McGraw Hill), which has been translated into 25 languages. He has co-authored Life by Design and Dealing With Relatives You Can't Stand, also published by McGraw-Hill. He is the sole author of Dealing with Meetings You Can't Stand: Meet Less and Do More. 

Dr. Brinkman is frequently interviewed by media as a communication expert and has been featured by CNN, The Wall Street Journal, and Oprah magazine. His clients include LucasFilm, IBM, Intel, the US Navy at Pearl Harbor, the City of Decatur, the City of Leicester in England, Petronas, the National Oil Company of Malaysia, Ford, the US Army, FAA and the Red Cross.