Public Speaking For Teens: Get A's, Not Zzzzzz's!: Being prepared, polished, and powerful...at any age! (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781500816285)

About Milo - My Story aka: "How on earth does one become an improviser / teambuilder / speaker / speaking-coach / author?" In 2000, after 15 years of I.T., I quit to follow a passion: going into organizations using the power of improv games to convey crucial teamwork skills, like listening, building upon the ideas of others, and creative problem solving. My TEAMprovising(TM) course has been a hit with the likes of Southwest Airlines, Union Bank, and the US Navy. Soon people were saying, "You need to speak to larger groups!" After studying through the National Speakers Association, I discovered a market for a motivational speaker who gets 500 attendees playing and laughing together. In time, conference attendees were lingering to ask if I would coach them! I'd never considered it a possible career direction, but quickly found that coaching in public speaking not only suited me, but greatly satisfied me as well -- to have such direct impact on someone's life and job satisfaction. Since then, I've worked with hundreds of people, including CEOs, business presidents, sales people, middle managers, authors...even beauty pageant contestants and unemployed job applicants. I'm so proud of the testimonials on my site -- and proud of their growth as well. Not surprisingly, clients asked if there were books I could recommend so I began reading what was out there. Repeatedly, I came to the same conclusion: "I'm bored!" This was a topic I loved, but the books I was finding weren't fun to read. The message was clear: Write a book on public speaking from the perspective of someone who speaks professionally, has both an improv and a business background, and has watched a LOT of amateurs and professionals both fail and succeed. The result? "Public Speaking: Get A's, Not Zzzzzzz's!" (available on www.IMPROVentures.com & Amazon) Since then I've also written a fun book of true-life short stories with life lessons (hey, you can only use so many in your speeches) called "The Worst Days Make The BEST Stories...and Other Life Lessons." I also have a humor book...sort of a novel, but different...that I hope to have available before long. Eventually came the time when people asked, "Is this book appropriate for my teen/tween?" Well, kind of. But my newer "Public Speaking FOR TEENS: Get A's, Not Zzzzzzz's!" is a better fit. What's next? I keep thinking, "Nothing else!" But life has a way of saying, "Oh...really " Milo Shapiro www.IMPROVentures.com