Dan Kline

Biography

Daniel E. Kline is an internationally recognized speaking professional and member in good standing of the National Speakers Association. His popular presentations draw from his more than 30 years of experience as a public speaker, writer, creator-owner of two retail stores, and manager of a large, California-based division of the federal government. In 1997, Dan and his wife, writer Kay Marshall Strom, founded Kline, Strom & Associates, a speaking, training and consulting firm. KS&A, national in scope, specializes in workplace communication issues such as writing, speaking, people-managing, team-building, and leadership.

Dan also co-founded Santa Barbara Literary Service, which in 1988 began providing seminars, handbooks, and editing-related services nationwide to aspiring and established writers alike. In addition, he helped develop and co-teach the Writing Certificate Program at Cal State University, Long Beach. His personal writing credits include a book and a CD-ROM on grammar and proofreading, a videotape on hiring and interviewing, four 6-hour seminars, and a number of booklets on subjects ranging from characters and dialogue to a glossary of terms for professional writers.

Since 1990, Dan has been inspiring, motivating, entertaining, and informing audiences around the world. He spent his first two years speaking for a major national public seminar company and five more with another as a full-time contract presenter. During that time and since going independent in 1997, Dan has made customized presentations to clients as diverse as AT&T, IBM, Ritz-Carlton Hotels, TRW, Delco-GM Defense, Blue Cross-Blue Shield, Pacific Investment Management, BellSouth, Martin-Marietta, Baxter Health Care, Amgen, and numerous government bodies on the federal, state, and local levels (Wisconsin, Texas, California; county of Maui, city of Paramount), agencies of the U.S. military and civilian federal government, and many hospitals and school systems both public and private.

Dan`s relaxed, easy style and sense of humor win audiences over to difficult subjects such as resolving anger, criticism, and conflict; sexual harassment; and dealing with negative people in negative situations, as well as to how-to`s such as grappling with the confusing rules of grammar, syntax, and punctuation; and lighter but nonetheless valuable seminars like "Can You Get Everything Done-and Still Have a Life? "

His audiences frequently comment on his powerful stage presence, commitment to values and principles, and their surprise at how these topics can be informative, educational and entertaining all at the same time! Dan has received overwhelmingly outstanding evaluations from the more than 100,000 people he has addressed in the United States, Canada, Brazil, Colombia, Great Britain, Spain, Russia, the Netherlands, Poland, Kuwait, Australia, Malaysia, China, and Japan.

Titles

MANAGEMENT COMMUNICATION SKILLS
Sexual Harassment In The Workplace:
What it is, what it isn`t. What to do, what not to do.

Building 21st Century Leaders And Teams:
Getting excellent work under difficult conditions.

It`s Easier To Pull A Rope Than Push It:
Effective leadership, communication, and positive motivation for yourself and others.

Problem Employees--How To Keep From Tearing Your Hair Out:
You can`t change human nature, but you can redirect it to produce win-win behavior.

Ask The Right Questions, Get The Best Employees:
More than ever before, the right interviewing techniques are required to maximize results and minimize risks.

There Are Two Sides To Every Argument--Until You Take One:
Resolving anger, criticism, and conflict effectively.

Effective Employee Appraisals--Making Them Work For You:
Appraisals have one function: to help your employees improve. Stop wasting time, money, and morale with ineffective appraisals, and start turning "dread" into "bread."

INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION SKILLS
The Lemming Syndrome, or, "This Way To The Cliff":
Staying positive in a negative environment.

There`s A Reason We Have Two Ears And One Mouth:
Listening--and problem solving--with your eyes and heart as well as your ears.

Workplace Diversity:
Differences become difficulties only when allowed to. Learn how to model and use mutual respect to move from divisiveness to synergism and productivity.

Customer Service, or, "Going The Extra Smile":
Often neglected or misunderstood, good customer service pays high dividends.

PERSONAL COMMUNICATION SKILLS
Why Me? Do I have to?:
Taking responsibility for your actions and your life.

Can You Really Get Everything Done--And Still Have A Life?:
What to do when there`s too much to do and not enough time to do it.

SPOKEN AND WRITTEN COMMUNICATION SKILLS
How To Get Those Butterflies Flying In Formation:
Public speaking and other oral presentation skills.

So You`re No Leno Or Letterman:
How to make your talk fun and interesting anyway.

Writing For I.M.P.A.C.T.:
From business writing to freelance article, from memo to novel--the art and skills of writing to be read.

Writing Is Eazy If Your a Sloopy Proffreader:
Catch and avoid those embarrassing and expensive errors.

How To Grapple With Grammar And Win:
Polished, professional, "correct" writing.