Kids Can't Write!
(2008)
Kids Can't Write!

What It Takes
(2006)
What It Takes
What It Takes
     Guest Speaking
 
 
 

Contact Jaime to speak to your group!



 

TOPIC #1: Writing Skills and Jaime's latest book:

KIDS CAN'T WRITE!(and neither can adults)
66 COMMON WRITING FLAWS AND HOW TO OVERCOME THEM

Want to separate yourself from the crowd? Want improve the world? Learn to write! In this practical, entertaining and inspiring seminar, Jaime will cover

  • why writing skills are deteriorating
  • what needs to be done to correct this trend
  • how to find and fix your flaws
  • ways to motivate yourself to write
  • how to positively impact the world with the written word

You'll not only learn how to improve your own writing, you'll learn how to teach struggling writers what they need to do to get better. 

 

 

TOPIC #2: MAJORING IN SUCCCESS

Do you want your kids to be happier? More successful? Have more direction? Do you wonder what they're going to do with their lives? Do they?

Jaime has been studying "successful" kids and adults for over 22 years. He knows that not all lives are equal. Some people live better, happier, more successful, more rewarding, and more complete lives. They've learned how to live correctly. Listen to Jaime as he shares "what it takes."

 

Choose from a variety of meaningful lessons including:

  • building social capital
  • opportunity cost
  • the daffodil principle
  • Find a way
  • knowing/DOING
  • endorphins vs. ecstasy
Jaime is a passionate, charismatic speaker. He has spoken to business, professional, parent, and student groups. His easygoing talks on how to live better educate and entertain without being pretentious. It's "teaching not preaching." His life lessons are remembered because "He teaches us about what really matters."


 

Speaking Credentials

For over 22 years, Jaime has taught elementary, junior high, high school, adult school, and special education. He's coached basketball and volleyball and taught martial arts to both children and adults.

Jaime writes his weekly "What It Takes" column for the Bay Area Newspaper Group, including the Fremont-Newark-Union City Argus. His first book, What It Takes, is a collection of his readers' favorite columns. His wife, Norma, teaches first grade. His two daughters, Kyrra and Kylene, are UCLA graduates.

 
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INVITE ME TO SPEAK
Want me to talk to your group, club, business or organization? Want to improve writing skills? Want to know what we need to do improve education?Contact me. I`ll be there.

Get both my books right here.
WHAT IT TAKES and KIDS CAN`T WRITE are both available right here on my homepage.




 
 

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