News Items Regarding Dr. Rick Kirschner

	February 2007 In a very exciting development, discussions are currently underway for live programs in Trinidad/Tobago. More information will be posted here when available. February 2007 Dr. Rick's rescheduled intensive at Southwest College will take place on February 26-28 January 2007 Rick facilitated a Capital Campaign meeting at SCNM to raise funds for an Environmental Medical Center. This exciting project will lead to the creation and development of a world class state-of-the-art teaching/learning and treatment center. Donors already committed to the project include Herb and Lani Alpert. January 2007 Dr. Rick will be teaching the Determinants of Health class at Bastyr University on the 19th of January. January 2007 New year, new possibilities! Rick returned from his Caribbean vacation with 334 pages of first draft manuscript for two new books, The Art of Change and The Art of Persuasion. Announcements will be emailed to newsletter subscribers when these books become available for purchase. December 2006 Love Thy Customer has now been translated into Spanish. The Difficult People handbook has now been translated into Portugese and Thai. November 2006 Thanksgiving Edition of Dr. Rick's Occasional ENEWS can be downloaded by following this link. September 2006 TheArtofChange.com has been updated with a new Gift Shop, and new presentation outlines for the coming year. March 2006 The latest edition of Dr. Rick's Occasional ENEWS can be downloaded by following this link. March 2006 Dr. Rick has reopened his private practice, using the phone and internet. He is offering one-on-one counseling, coaching, consulting and training to a limited number of clients. Interested parties can call 541.488.2992 for a free introductory interview. February 2006 Dr. Rick has joined the faculty of the Southwest College of Naturopathic Medicine. Click here to read the news item on SCNM's website. December 2005 You can read the holiday edition of Dr. Rick Kirschner's Occasional ENEWS by following this link. October 17, 2005 The New York Post reviewed 'LOVE THY CUSTOMER.' You can read their review by following this link. September 21, 2005 Dr. Rick's newest book, coauthored with Rick Brinkman, is titled 'LOVE THY CUSTOMER,' and it is just now arriving in bookstores. Click here to learn about the book, as well the new keynote and training program on 'The Heart of Service.' July 19, 2005, PRESS RELEASE: Dr. Rick to Speak at the 2005 Administrative Professionals Conference Bestselling author, speaker and Ashland resident Dr. Rick Kirschner, a leading authority on the arts of change, communication, persuasion, leadership and living, will be a featured speaker at the 13th Annual Administrative Professionals Conference (APC), September 18-21, 2005, Manchester Grand Hyatt, San Diego, California. The largest conference for administrative professionals (administrative and executive assistants, secretaries, office managers, and other administrative support staff), the APC features more than 60 sessions. Along with Dr. Kirschner, Keynote speakers will include Star Wars actress and best-selling novelist, Carrie Fisher. The APC website, http://www.APCevent.com, gives a complete run-down of the program, speakers and registration information, as well as sponsorship and exhibiting opportunities. Those interested in attending may register online or call the conference hotline, 1-800-873-1272. Gainshare Media, LLC, produces the APC in association with the American Management Association. The primary sponsors for 2005 are OfficeTEAM® and MeadWestvaco. June 7, 2005 Dr. Rick has agreed to provide and present a Professional Ambassador Leadership Training for the American Association of Naturopathic Physicians at the 20th anniversary Convention taking place at the Biltmore Hotel in Phoenix Arizona in September. Contact the AANP for more information on how to apply for this program. May 15, 2005 Dr. Rick will be presenting his new full day training program on 'The Art of Persuasion,' for the Institute for Management Studies in Long Island, New York, on October 7, 2005. May 5, 2005 Rick is presenting a benefit workshop for the Havurah Auction Committee on June 5. Click here for the flyer. April 1, 2005 Happy April Foolishness to you! Before beginning a two week tour of Europe, Rick made a surprise (and disguised) appearance on The Jefferson Exchange, a popular news and information radio show in Southern Oregon. You can click here to hear the exchange. March 15, 2005 Rick's editor at McGraw Hill expects the new book, 'Love Thy Customer,' to be published in July of this year. Watch this page for updates. January 6, 2005 The Toronto Sun used Dr. Rick's advice in a column on dealing with difficult bosses. You can read it here. January 1, 2005 Happy New Year! Let's make this a year of progress and empowerment, what do you say? Whether you made or didn't make any new year resolutions, here are the five stages of personal change: 1. Ignorance 2. Learning 3. Planning 4. Action 5. Habit December 17, 2004 The Toronto Sun ran another article incorporating Dr. Rick's advice. You can read it here: December 15, 2004 Dr. Rick has 2 new websites that are now online.In addition to TheArtofChange.com, which was updated, QuickchangeArtist.com and ArtofCommunication.info provide information about Rick's latest work. November 13, 2004 Dr. Rick served as auctioneer for 'A Night at the Casbah' fundraiser in Ashland, Oregon. The event was a big success. Pictures can be found here. October 31, 2004 Dr. Rick completes shooting and voice-overs for the 2005 Rogue Valley Travelogue. This video will be shown about 5500 times over the course of a year, on public access television, in hotel rooms throughout the Rogue Valley, and as a for sale production available online. Copies will be made available to our site visitors next year through our webstore. September 1, 2004 New edition of Dr. Rick's Occasional ENEWS has been sent out, and is now available for download by clicking here. The free Acrobat reader is required. August 28 Dr. Rick's brocure is now updated to include his latest program on The Art of Communication. You can download the brochure here. August 15, 2004 2 new original songs added to TheArtofChange.com website. You'll find them by clicking into the Gallery/Music. July 24, 2004 Lindea and Rick returned from their annual trip to Switzerland, where they participated in the Village Camps Junior Leadership University. Rick presented a three hour workshop called 'Bringing Out The Best In People,' and concluded it with a brief preview of 'The Art of Change.' "The campers were wonderful, and the staff fantastic!" says Rick, who took lots of pictures. You can take a virtual trip with them by following this link. July 5, 2004 You can now purchase The Art of Change™ and Quick Change Artist™ logo tshirts, baseball shirts, baseball caps, stainless steel mugs, journals and other assorted items by visiting this link. July 4, 2004 Rick served as a Roving Reporter for the Ashland, Oregon live webcast of the 4th of July parade. This was an historic event, with 8 live streams wirelessly and simultaneously webcast to the world over the internet. Rick was stationed on the 5th floor of the Ashland Springs Hotel, with a view of the coming and going of the parade. Using nothing more than his G4 Apple Powerbook and Apple iSight camera, Rick captured everything, from the Air National Guard flyover that started the parade, to the samba dancers that finished it. Read about this groundbreaking event, by clicking here. July 2, 2004 A new article in the online and print edition of the Toronto Sun includes some interview material with Rick, regarding the impact of pets on loving relationships. Click here to read the article. Click here to visit the Chunky Dogg memorial. June 23, 2004 The Spanish language edition of 'Dealing with Relatives' has been released. Click here for a picture of the cover. June 18, 2004 Rick spoke at the Institute for Management Studies Advisory Board Meeting in San Francisco on June 11, presenting an abbreviated and slightly altered version of The Art of Change™. There was a lovely dinner cruise of the San Francisco bay that evening. Saturday night, he served as Master of Ceremonies for the final meeting of the regional chairs and their corporate delegates. An onboard caricaturist treated everyone to a drawing. Click here to see how he saw Rick and Lindea. Click here for a picture of Rick and Lindea with Jon and Lisa Peters before boarding the boat. May 2, 2004 An article appeared in the Toronto Sun which referenced Rick's work. You can read the article by following this link. April 15, 2004 Rick's 'The Art of Change™' presentation in Denver was a smash hit with the audience of 1100 attendees. His movies and music were received with boisterous applause, followed by a standing ovation from the entire crowd at the end of his talk. Over the next two days, the other presenters repeatedly referenced his ideas in their own presentations. Here's what Oasis Founding Field Partner Gregory Mascari had to say about it:. "I want to thank you again for your lively and on target keynote "The Art of Change" for our Good to Great Conference. While it was evident that you have planned and polished the presentation for years, it came across as sincere and from the heart. Your ability to connect and move with your audience helped to make it enjoyable and entertaining, as well as enlightening. As our company is on the threshold of major growth and changes, your message was both timeless...and very timely. I would highly recommend you to anyone looking to embrace and understand the importance of change, and we look forward to having you back again!" April 1, 2004 Rick did his annual April 1 prank on Jeff Golden's Jefferson Exchange radio show, calling in as 'Bucky Rhodes' from the Oregon Department of Transportation. Click here to hear, and have a wonderful day! March 15, 2004 Web updates: The music room was updated, older tunes removed. Rick has posted 5 tunes for your listening pleasure. Please feel free to download and file share them. Or just let us know what you think, after you follow this link: http://www.talknatural.com/RockCollection/MusicRoom.html February 4, 2004 Rick presented The Art of Change for the Creative Problem Solving Institute Winterfest Conference in San Diego. Here's what one attendee thought of Rick's new presentation: "I have seen and heard countless keynote addresses. Yours was one of the very few I can recommend for virtually any audience. Your combination of insight, humor, and challenge was both refreshing and instructive. You have the unique ability not only to capture the central issues we face in both our organizational and family lives, but also to identify useful directions for action. Many, many thanks for your wit and wisdom." -Tim Hurson, Executive Committee, Board of Directors, Ontario Chamber of Commerce CEF Council, Creative Education Foundation January 13, 2004 Dr. Rick appeared on the W Network in Canada as an expert on the topic of toxic relationships. January 10, 2004 We've launched Rick's new website, TheArtOfChange.com. Watch this space for important announcements in the weeks ahead regarding this upgrade to Rick's presentation repetoire. December 19, 2003 Holiday Greetings have been sent to Dr. Rick's Occasional ENEWS subscribers. If you would like to subscribe to Rick's ENEWS, send an email to <enews@talknatural.com> with the word Subscribe in the subject line. December 19, 2003 Rick's new media preview is now online. This five minute video shows Rick on a variety of television shows. December 15, 2003 The Toronto Sun is running an article titled 'Holiday Hell' in which Rick is frequently quoted. You can read it at this URL. December 1, 2003 The Canadian Canoe Internet Network is running two articles/interviews with Dr. Rick in their online edition. One is about dealing with relatives. Check it out here! The other is about toxic friendships, and can be found here. November 24, 2003 All of us here at TalkNatural.com want to extend to you and yours our warmest wishes for a Happy Thanksgiving Holiday! If you've got a place to sleep, food to eat, and people that care about you, you have a lot to be grateful for! We're certainly thankful for your interest in and support of Dr. Rick's work. So Happy Holiday! November 24, 2003 ThanksGiving Edition of Dr. Rick's Occasional eNews can be downloaded here Click here to download this month's web exclusive...an article on how to be a great relative! November 20, 2003 Dr. Rick is available during the winter season for private phone consultations with individual clients wanting to improve their communication, deal more effectively with difficult circumstances, or increase fulfillment by living a more purposeful life. Sessions will be scheduled on a first-come first serve basis. A 60-90 minute session costs $200, paid in advance. A series of ten sessions is available for $1500, paid in advance. Here’s what one of Rick’s recent clients had to say about this service: “You are the most gifted counselor I've ever experienced. In the hour session you spent with me, you made me laugh uproariously, you made me cry (in a good way), you took my breath away with the epiphanies you provided, and I hung up the phone feeling empowered, rejuvenated and walking on air. How do you do that?” -Dr. Pearsall If you’re looking for support and guidance to help you take your next step, give Dr. Kirschner a call at 541.488.2992. November 17, 2003 Rick was quoted in an article in the Toronto Sun newspaper. You can read the article by clicking here. November 15, 2003 Rick was recognized with a certificate at a CANP awards banquet at One Market in downtown San Francisco for his testimony before the California Department of Consumer Affairs four years ago on the wisdom of licensing Naturopathic medicine in California. The legislation was signed into law in September. Rick's testimony was considered by many to be a key turning point in the now-successful licensing effort. September 27, 2003 Rick celebrated his birthday with friends, at a '60s party. No, not a party for people in their sixties. It was a 'Hippy Birthday' party! People were encouraged to come in costume and in character, and about fifty did. Here's a rollover picture of Rick and Lindea on their way to the party. The decor included a blacklight, a kaleidoscope lightshow on the ceiling, a beaded curtain, and great music for several hours. New friends were made, old friends recalled, and a good time was had by all. September, 2003 In the life of Rick, another year has come and gone, and a new one begun. This past year brought many changes, opportunities and memorable moments. Travels to 16 states, Switzerland and the U.K., speaking again on a cruise ship, daughter's college graduation, mentoring two teenagers, two new books in bookstores, meeting Carl Reiner at the L.A. book expo (a highlight), new Life By Design audio CD, new demo video, consulting on two success-of-humanity projects. Rick says, "I began my speaking career in 1980, at the age of 31. Over these past 23 years, this career has provided me with the opportunity to travel the world, to develop perspective on the human condition, to meet movers and shakers and good-hearted people everywhere. Allow me to use my birthday as a reason to pause and give thanks to each and every one of you for your interest in and support for my work." September 2003 Birthday Edition of Dr. Rick's Occasional Enews can be downloaded by clicking here. August 2003 "Any child can tell you that the sole purpose of a middle name is so he can tell when he's really in trouble." - Anonymous teen "The quickest way to get any kid's attention is to sit down and look comfortable." -Anonymous parent Back to School Special: Dealing With Adolescents This month we offer a website exclusive, in Acrobat PDF format, an article by Dr. Rick called Dealing With Adolescents! It's yours, free, and can be downloaded by clicking here. July 29, 2003 Rick presented a program on 'Bringing Out The Best In People,' to the teenage attendees of the Junior Leadership University in Leysin, Switzerland. His program objectives included improving observational skill, increasing cooperation, and clarifying one's own values and purpose. Click here to see pictures from the event. June 8, 2003 Aden's graduation was outstanding! Pictures in the personal section, or go directly there by clicking here. Also in the personal section, new additions include Dunton Hot Springs Revisited, and Durango Colorado hike. June 2003 - As promised in my ENEWS, you will find Mullein photos by clicking HERE. If you would like to subscribe to the ENEWS, please use the subscription form, here. June 1, 2003 - Rick autographed his 'Dealing With Relatives...Even If You Can't Stand Them' (coauthored with R. Brinkman) books at the Los Angeles Book Expo. The books went quickly as there was strong interest from the many bookstore owners and operators at the show. Signing books at the next table was Carl Reiner, legendary comedian. Mr. Reiner exchanged books with Rick, and did a spontaneous comedy routine about the pens that he and Rick were using to sign autographs. Warm hearted and genuine, Mr. Reiner certainly made an impression! Click here to see the pictures \| June 6, 2003 - Personal News: We have much to celebrate this month. My Mom and Dad celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary (click here for photo). My wife and I are celebrating our wedding anniversary this month too! And my daughter, Aden, is graduating from college, Magna Cum Laude, just a few days from now. I'm really proud of her accomplishment, and pictures of the event will be posted on TalkNatural.com soon. I asked Aden to write up a little blurb on what she's doing and planning. Here it is: "While my plans for the next two years are a little fuzzy or maybe just a little flexible, my long-term goals are slightly clearer. I have enjoyed studying history, but I really look at it as the kind of field that will give me useful tools in other career areas. A specifically history-related job is not where my passion lies right now. I intend to go to work in some international capacity. For the time being graduate school in Foreign Relations is where I think I need to be in order to continue my education. Yet I am not ready at this time to start that program, and so my more immediate intentions are to pursue more experience for my resume and graduate school application, take some time off from classrooms and those kind of deadlines. I have applied for a position as an EFL (English as a Foreign Language) teacher in Japan, and I should find out about the success of my application somewhere between the end of June and the middle of July. My backup plans range from moving to Austin, TX to spending some time in Latin America. Durango (CO) has been a really wonderful place to go to school, just as Ashland was a fantastic place to grow up, but I now must keep my goals in mind as I select a hopefully opportunity filled place to explore. Wish me luck!!!" Aden! Congratulations on your achievements so far. I'm expecting great things from you! May 2003 - Last month, TalkNatural.com was updated with a new look and feel, including easy to navigate drop-down menus, along with updated videos, a return of some of the travelogs as well as the humor section, and a new message forum arranged by topic. The personal section of the site still offers photographic tours, music, the Chunky Dogg memorial, and more. Let us know if you like the new design, and what you'd like to see on the site in the future. Due to the overwhelming popularity of our recent monthly special, we're going to continue it for another month, or until we're out of stock! There are only a few copies left of Rick's seven volume video series, TELECARE: Customer Service Over The Phone. If you have a call center or a number of people answering the phone, TELECARE is a complete training program to bring out their best over the phone. This is not your father's training program! Entertainingly to the point, this series will help your people learn to provide exceptional service over the phone. Click here to download a descriptive flyer <http://www.talknatural.com/PDF/Telecare.pdf> In brief, here's what it's about: Volume One: 7 Sins and Signals of Service. Volume Two: The Multiple Roles of Telecare (Host, Teacher, Detective, Healer, Advocate) and how to fulfill them. Volume Three: Self-Coach for Continuous Improvement. Volume Four: Tactics for Tricky Situations. Volume Five: Dealing Positively with Challenging Callers. Volume Six: 8 Step Path to Phone Sales. Volume Seven: Inspiring Superior Performance From Your Team. Run time is 4.5 hours. The seven volume video series has been marked down from it's retail price of $399.95 to only $275.00. Quantities are limited, so first come first serve! April 23, 2003 - It has come to our attention that at least a few people believed Rick's newsletter announcement about retirement in order to pursue a landsurf championship. It may be news to you, but please note: THERE IS NO SUCH THING AS LANDSURFING! Rick made that up! Not to be confusing, but the newsletter was an attempt to make readers laugh, an April Fool's Day prank, and nothing more. So if you've held off on contacting us because you didn't want to distract Rick from going for his dream, IT IS OKAY TO CONTACT US! We were only fooling about the landsurfing! The feedback regarding Rick's new tune has been terrific, so we're going to leave the song posted to the website for the forseeable future. But Rick assures us that he has no intention of giving up his day job (speaking) in order to go back into the recording studio! April 1st, 2003 - Today, Dr. Rick Kirschner announced his intention to fulfill his lifetime dream of becoming a champion national championship landsurfer. Click here for more. April 1st, 2003 - Dr. Rick's latest musical endeavor is now available online. It's called 'Baby Baf,' and it's one megabyte of classic rock and roll, filled with mystery, ethos, mythos and pathos. It's a real toe-tapping crowd pleaser too. Artists like Rick, (who goes by the nom de plume of Rockn' Ricky) are working hard to bypass the boring homogenous pablum produced by the big labels,and bring their music directly to the people. Not just because they don't have a recording contract, either! Now, available exclusively online, at TalkNatural.com, you can download the MP3 file and share it with anyone you want to, but you better not wait! The song will only be available for a limited time. Click here to listen! March 2003 - Product Update Due to the overwhelming popularity of our recent monthly special, we're going to continue it for two more months, or until we're out of stock! We're talking about TELECARE: Customer Service Over The Phone. This is not your father's training program! Entertainingly to the point, this series will help your people learn to provide exceptional service over the phone. Click here to download a descriptive flyer. In brief, here's what it's about: Volume One: 7 Sins and Signals of Service. Volume Two: The Multiple Roles of Telecare (Host, Teacher, Detective, Healer, Advocate) and how to fulfill them. Volume Three: Self-Coach for Continuous Improvement. Volume Four: Tactics for Tricky Situations. Volume Five: Dealing Positively with Challenging Callers. Volume Six: 8 Step Path to Phone Sales. Volume Seven: Inspiring Superior Performance From Your Team. , run time is 4.5 hours. The seven volume video series has been marked down from it's retail price of $399.95 to only $275.00. Quantities are limited, first come first serve! March 2003 - WEBSITE UPDATE! TalkNatural.com has a new overall look, with easy to use drop down menus that provide access to all the website's features. Let us know what you think! March 2003 - MESSAGEBOARD UPDATE! TalkNatural.com now has a new look to the messageboard, which has been recreated using a simple forum style. With topic areas related to Rick's top three presentations, plus a general message forum containing messages from previous TalkNatural.com messageboards, and a feedback forum. Interested parties are invited to start a conversation, post insights and questions. (Please read the guidelines before posting.) March 2003 - NEW BOOK! Rick has a new book out, a handbook based on his international bestseller, 'Dealing With People You Can't Stand.' The handbook is titled 'Dealing With Difficult People: 24 Lessons for Bringing Out the Best in Everyone.' It's 48 pages of precise tips, and makes an excellent summary of and companion to the original book. It retails for $7.95, and quantity discounts are available. February 2003 - NEW CDs! Rick has two new CDs available, both from live presentations, one on 'Dealing With People You Can't Stand,' the other on 'Living Your Life By Design.' Each CD is about an hour in length, and sells for $20. They can be purchased together for $30 from TalkNatural.com. January 2003 - Rick paresented a workshop series in Ashland, Oregon, on 'Living Your Life By Design.' It was his first public presentation in 10 years, and his first public workshop in Ashland since 1984. The series took place over three consecutive Wednesday nights, 7-9pm, beginning on January 22, at the new Mobius Media Center in Ashland. December 2002 - Rick is a guest, for an hour-long radio interview on Jefferson Exchange, on Jefferson Public Radio. December 2002 - Rick is a guest on numerous radio shows coast to coast, and appears on a Dallas, Texas morning show on Fox. Rick appears with his coauthor on 'AM Northwest' in Portland, Oregon (Click here for video) November 2002 - Just in time for the holidays, Rick's new book, 'Dealing With Relatives...Even If You Can't Stand Them,' coauthored with Rick Brinkman and published by McGraw Hill, hits the bookstores. (Click here for more about the book.) Rick appears on Good Morning New York, and CN8 of New Jersey's 'Real Life With Mary Amoroso Dr. Rick is speaking at a camp for teenagers in Switzerland near Leydin, during the first week of August. July 2002-A 'highlights' version of 'Dealing With People You Can't Stand' will be published by McGraw Hill in the next few months and distributed through their corporate channel. This book will be a sort of CliffNotes version of the book.. June 2002-Manuscript is finished and accepted by publisher for 'Dealing With Relatives...Even If You Can't Stand Them!' May 2002-Booksellers Expo NYC April Cruise MV Galaxy Picture and Quote Dr. Rick quoted in First for Women Magazine, April issue Dr. Rick quoted in Reader's Digest article, April issue. 2nd Edition of 'Dealing With People You Can't Stand' now in stores! April 2002-Dr. Rick featured at the 2002 Humor Project Conference click here to read all about it! Watch for the revised 2nd Edition of 'Dealing With People You Can't Stand,' Dr. Rick's international best-seller, coauthored with Rick Brinkman, in the 2nd quarter of 2002. Published by McGraw Hill, the first edition sold over 500,000 copies. Now updated for the digital age, it includes new illustrations, plus new chapters on dealing with problem people over the phone and using email. Watch for the sequel, 'Dealing With Relatives,' in the 2002 holiday season. In a more personal exploration of problem people, Rick and his coauthor unravel the tangled web of family problems and provide attitudinal and behavioral strategies for creating more love and less pain with family members!
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