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Hi, my name is Bob Dickson and I'm the President and Franchise owner of Dale Carnegie Training of Western CT.
I took the Dale Carnegie Course in Effective Communications and Human Relations back in 1997 when I was trying to get promoted into a sales position. I remember vividly the day I interviewed with the Regional VP of Sales and being told that they were hiring someone else because he was more polished. This stung as I always considered myself to be an achiever and great with people.
But I had a plan and knew this was just a temporary setback. I started looking around for ways to get that 'polish' so the next time I had an opportunity to interview I would get the job. Many roads led me to Dale Carnegie Training so I called up and enrolled. It was the best thing I ever did for my Career and Life! After taking the 12 week program it became easier to develop relationships, win people to my way of thinking and reduce unwanted stress. The biggest bonus was that I had an increased confidence to work with authority figures, which I had come to find out was holding me back. When I had a chance to work for Dale Carnegie Training I jumped on it. I couldn't have done it without first taking the program though. It was one of the best decisions of my life.
Over 8 million people around the world have taken a Dale Carnegie Program and many are influential leaders we all know. If you'd like to learn more about me and our programs go to our website at : Dale Carnegie Western CT Website . I promise (Really Guarantee YOU!) that it will be the first step to creating a new and highly successful future for yourself!

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Bob Dickson BIOGRAPHY
Mr. Bob Dickson is Owner & President of the Dale Carnegie Training Franchise in Western Connecticut, which is part of the oldest training company in the world, originally based on Dale Carnegie’s world famous best seller: “How to Win Friends and Influence People.” Dale Carnegie has over 170 offices, both franchised and company owned, in 70 countries on 6 continents. Mr. Dickson joined the Company in July of 2004.
Dale Carnegie partners with associations, corporations and organizations to produce measurable and tangible business results by improving “professional skills,” with emphasis on leadership, sales, team building, inter-personal relations, customer service, public speaking, presentations and other essential non-technical management skills. The Company’s programs are translated into over 30 languages throughout the world and they count as their clients more than 400 of the Fortune 500 companies. Over 8 million people have experienced Dale Carnegie Training.
In Bob’s first year leading the franchise in FY 2005 multiple awards were won including the prestige’s Presidents Club Award and the highly regarded Rookie Franchise of the year for 2005. In FY 2006 Bob and the franchise were again at the highest levels of accomplishment and were awarded the Chairman’s Club award.
Bob is a certified trainer for the Dale Carnegie Training Sales Advantage and Leadership Training for Managers programs.
Previously he worked for Automatic Data Processing (ADP) in the Dealer Services Division. He held multiple positions including: Sales, Marketing and Training. Bob was an award winning sales person earning multiple awards including four President’s clubs. Bob increased his territories output by fifty percent to over two million dollars and had consistently exceeded his quota by at least 10% each year.
Bob graduated from Central Connecticut State University in 1992 with a degree in Communications with emphasis in public relations/mass media and a minor in Marketing. He is also a graduate of the Dale Carnegie Course in 1998, The Dale Carnegie Sales Advantage Program in 2004, the Dale Carnegie Leadership Training for Managers program in 2004 and the Dale Carnegie High Impact Presentations program in 2006.
Bob’s list of associations includes:
The Waterbury Hospital Executive Fund Development Committee
Chairman of the Board of Advisors for the Northwest CT Senior Job Bank
Board of Directors at the Greater New Haven Chamber of Commerce
Membership Committee at the Mattatuck Musuem in Waterbury CT
The Stamford Chamber of Commerce Business Resource Council
Bob is a life long resident of Connecticut who lives in Watertown with his wife and son.