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Dr. Gene Griessman is an internationally known public speaker, author, actor, and executive coach. He has spoken at conventions and annual meetings and conducted seminars all over the world.  As actor and playwright, he has performed his one-man play on Abraham Lincoln at Ford's Theatre, before audiences of thousands at the Georgia Dome and the Ice Palace, and aboard the aircraft carrier the USS ABRAHAM LINCOLN.  He has conducted exclusive interviews with U.S. Presidents, famous actors, sports figures, business leaders, and Nobel Laureates

Winner of the Benjamin Franklin Award and the Kay Herman Legacy Award, he often appears on television and radio, and his award-winning productions have aired on WCNN and on TBS.  He is a member of the Television Academy of Arts & Sciences.

His book TIME TACTICS OF VERY SUCCESSFUL PEOPLE is now in its 24th printing. THE WORDS LINCOLN LIVED BY: 52 TIMELESS PRINCIPLES TO LIGHT YOUR PATH focuses on the achievement secrets that Lincoln used to become successful. It's in its 8th printing.  Other titles include the audio book THE INSPIRATIONAL WORDS OF ABRAHAM LINCOLN, the CD, LESSONS FROM LEGENDS (Winner of the 2006 JPF "Best Educational Album) and "LINCOLN'S WISDOM,"   the DVD LINCOLN ON COMMUNICATION and the book 99 WAYS TO GET MORE OUT OF EVERY DAY.

Dr. Griessman has taught at the College of William and Mary, North Carolina State University, Auburn University, Tuskegee University, and Georgia Tech. He has served as Fulbright professor at the University of Islamabad in Pakistan, as consultant at the National Agrarian University of Peru, and as a visiting researcher at the University of New South Wales in Australia.

He has been listed in WHO'S WHO IN AMERICA and WHO'S WHO IN THE WORLD for many years. Griessman is a voting member of the Television Academy.