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    Dr. K presented a day long training in Influence and The Art of Persuasion in Columbus, Ohio on August 17, 2011. Information available here.
    Dr. K is pleased to announce the release of the new audiobook by Macmillan Audio, 'Dealing With People You Can't Stand,' based on his international bestseller by the same name. See the press release here.
    Dr. K's new book, 'How To Click With People: The Secret To Better Relationships In Business And In Life' was published on 7/05/2011 by Hyperion Books, and is in bookstores now.
    Dr. K conducted a day long training session on Dealing With Difficult People for the Institute for Management Studies in Chicago on August 18th. More here.
    Dr. K quoted extensively in Toronto Sun article on what happens when someone else gets the promotion you hoped was yours. Read it here.
    Dr. K was the featured speaker at an event for the Bay Area Consultants Network (BACN) on September 23. Learn more here.
    Dr. K was the featured speaker during the launching of a new Degree Lecture Series at Humber Institute of Technology and Advanced Learning in Toronto on March 30th, 2011. The topic: How To Click With People
    Dr. K was a featured speaker for the American Association of Naturopathic Physicians, at the Biltmore in Phoenix, AZ, on August 21, 2011. More information here.
    Dr. K's article on Customer Service: Is the Customer Always Right? has been posted on the Cincom Expert Access website. You can read it here.
    Dr. K article on Dealing With Know It Alls and Think They Know It Alls has been posted on the Cincom Expert Access website. You can read it here.
    Dr. K article on A Road Better Left Untravelled has been posted on the Cincom Expert Access website, plus a wonderful Steve Kayser illustration. You can read the article here.
    Dr. K quoted in a very helpful article by Robin Downes, titled Dealing With Difficult People: Tips to Keep You Sane For The Holidays. Read it here.
    Dr. K quoted extensively in the LifeStyle Section of several Canadian papers, in an article titled Holding Pattern, in reference to the engagement of a British Royal. You can read the article here and here and here and here and here and here.
    Dr. K quoted extensively in the LifeStyle Section of several Canadian papers, in an article titled It's All Relative - How to get along with toxic in-laws for newlyweds and parents. You can read the article here and here.
    Insider's Guide to the Art of Persuasion added to J.D. Meier's Sources of Insight See it here.
    Dr. K quoted in WebMD's GoodHousekeeping reprint, available here.
    Dr. K's coauthored international bestseller Dealing With People You Can't Stand gets reviewed in Weekly World News (yes, you read that correctly! The paper that features headlines like "Alien Elvis ate my two-headed baby!") You can read it here.
    Dr. K's Top Ten Lessons on Sources of Insight. Available here.
    The Akira Jobs web site prints one of Dr. K's articles, on Communication Needs-Styles and their role in effective communication. Have a look here.
    Dr. K quoted in Daily Mail article.
    Dr. K's new book, 'How To Click With People: The Secret To Better Relationships In Business And In Life' was published on 7/05/2011 by Hyperion Books. Our new web site, HowToClickWithPeople.com is open. Please subscribe to our newsletter to stay in the loop on late breaking news and offers.
    Dr. K delivered a full day of communication training to Kraft Foods on July 19, 2011, in Hanover, New Jersey.
    Dr. K conducted a full day of communication skills training for the Institute for Management Studies New York region on July 27, 2011. More here.
    Dr. K teamed up with old friend and coauthor Dr. B for a little R&R training about Dealing With Difficult People in Akron, Ohio on August 19, 2011.
    Dr. K returned as Auctioneer for the Southern Oregon Land Conservancy event at Paschal Winery on September 10, 2011. The event was a success, thanks to all who contributed and participated.
    Dr. K conducted day long training sessions on Dealing With Difficult People for the Institute for Management Studies in four regions in 2011. Dallas/Ft Worth on April 14th, Atlanta, GA on May 24th, Boston on May 26th
    Dr. K was a featured speaker for the McCormick Center for Early Childhood Leadership Conference, May 13, 2011. More information here.
    Dr. K will present the Healthy Communication Workshop to incoming freshmen medical students at Southwest College of Naturopathic Medicine in Tempe, AZ on September 29 and 30, 2011. Visit SCNM's web site here.
    Dr. K was the featured guest on the Jefferson Exchange with Geoffrey Riley on October 7, 2011. You can hear the interview by clicking here.
    Dr. K delivered a keynote address for the Hazard County Technical College in Hazard, Kentucky on August 5, 2011. More information here.
    Dr. K will presented a keynote titled 'How Councils Can Stop Clashing And Start Clicking' to the League of Oregon Cities conference in Bend, Oregon on October 1st, 2011 and received a standing ovation.
    Dr. K was the featured guest on David Kinser's Career Solutions radio show on September 8, 2011. This audio will soon be available on Dr. K's blog.
    ChangeThis has published Dr. K's manifesto, 'Clickability: A Skill For Life.' You can download it freely, here.
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