Biography of Michael Brandwein

 He is a nationally award-winning speaker, educator and author and in the past 20 years has made presentations in 49 states in the US and on 5 of the 7 continents. He is a frequent keynoter for individual businesses and many national, state and international professional associations and organizations. He is a faculty presenter for the training academy of the National Aeronautics & Space Administration. In its 1998 annual review of outstanding US speakers, Successful Meetings magazine named Michael as one of its two top choices.

Michael's diverse background includes a degree in Speech Communication from the University of Illinois, where he graduated summa cum laude as a Bronze Tablet Scholar, the highest academic distinction awarded by the University. He received the Speech Communication Department's distinguished alumni award in 1999. He received his Juris Doctor degree from the Univeristy of Chicago Law School. He has been a full-time speaker and trainer since 1987. Previously, Michael was a trial lawyer and partner for 9 years in a 55-member firm.

Michael wrote and performed in a live production in Chicago with Jim Henson's Muppets for the American Library Association and HBO.

Michael is author of a 400 page best-selling text on staff training which was published in 1999.

Michael is based in Chicago, Illinois, where he lives with his wife Donna, a professional sign language interpreter and their two children.

Program Topics...

The Real Truth About Sticks & Stones: Recharging Changeability in Ourselves and Others
The Leading Secrets to Leading Others: Why There's No Such Thing as a Born Leader
"Mouth Traps" & Other Responses to Problems & Change: Replacing the Knee-Jerks with What Really Works
How to Deal with Disagreement, Conflicts & Hot People Without Causing a Blowtorch
Motivating Communication & Cooperation: How to Get People to Talk More About What Matters Most
The Value of Varying Views: Leading with Positive Flexibility for Greater Cooperation & Creativity
L.A.S.E.R.B.E.A.M.: Using Powerful Positive Communication to Supervise and Build Better Teams
Show vs Tell: Practical & Effective Techniques to Improve Immediately Our Supervision and Motivation of Others
Working Smarter: How Managers Can Increase Workers' Thinking, Decision-Making and Problem-Solving Skills
Listening vs Loosening - and the Most Powerful Underutilized Communication Secret in the World
The Ten Truths of Trust: Terrific Tools to Develop More Cooperative and Confident Relationships
1 on 1: Positive Communication & Counseling Skills to Boost Self-Image, Confidence, Cooperation and Self-Motivation
The Customer is Always Bright: How to Deliver Outstanding Services and Satisfaction
Building Better Teams: Original Training Techniques to Create Creativity, Foster Flexibility & Produce Outstanding Professional Skills
Managing Volunteers Before they Manage to Get Away
The Death of Meaningless Meetings: Ten Powerful Techniques to Make Meetings Move
ATTENTION! How to Give Outstanding Presentations that Captivate, Educate & Motivate
Time Management for People Who Do Not Have Time to Take a Time Management Course