We’ve worked hard on this book, and we believe it can move hearts and open minds. Our hope is that it helps more people see the intelligence, dignity, and humanity that are often overlooked.
If you’re willing to help more people discover it, we are deeply grateful.
Thank you. Truly.
J Brad Britton spent 40 years teaching business leaders to see potential in people. Then he realized he’d missed it in his own son. Sam is 24, has autism and apraxia, and doesn’t speak reliably. He learned to spell his thoughts on a letterboard; what he had to say caught people off guard.
When asked what he finds rewarding, this was his answer:
ALL THE TIMES THAT I ASTOUND OTHER PEOPLE WITH MY UNEXPECTED INTELLIGENCE
Hear profound lessons and insights learned from decades of business leadership and from parenting Sam. Outstanding for business leaders, educators, sales teams, faith-based organizations, and disability communities.
Your audience will not hear a story like this anywhere else.
J Brad is an experienced speaker who has trained leaders and teams for four decades, with groups from 5 to 5000 people, live and virtual. He brings this story to life in a way that resonates differently depending on the room.
• Faith-Based Organizations
• Executive & Leadership Groups
• Sales Teams
• Business Owners
• Educators
• Disability Communities
• General Keynote
J Brad is available to co-host a 15-minute live stream during launch week. Same story. Same impact. Bring it directly to your audience.
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My friend J Brad wrote a book about his son Sam, who is autistic and doesn’t speak reliably. When asked what he finds rewarding, Sam spelled:
ALL THE TIMES THAT I ASTOUND OTHER PEOPLE WITH MY UNEXPECTED INTELLIGENCE
J Brad discovered his son is a philosopher, a poet, and a comedian. Insights for anyone who has ever been misunderstood or underestimated, or who has misunderstood or underestimated someone else.
Order it at realwordswithsam.com
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My colleague J Brad Britton spent 40 years teaching leaders to presume competence in the people around them. Then he realized he hadn’t been doing it with his own son.
Sam is autistic and doesn’t speak reliably. But in spelling sessions, when asked what he finds rewarding, Sam spelled:
ALL THE TIMES THAT I ASTOUND OTHER PEOPLE WITH MY UNEXPECTED INTELLIGENCE
J Brad discovered his son is a philosopher, a poet, and a comedian. This book has insights for parents, educators, leaders, and anyone who deals with hard things.
Order it at realwordswithsam.com
#RealWordsWithSam #Leadership #PresumCompetence #BookRecommendation
My friend J Brad Britton spent 20 years not realizing how much his son understood.
Sam is autistic and doesn’t speak reliably. But in spelling sessions, he answers questions with things like this. When asked what might make a cow sad, Sam spelled:
PULLING TOO HARD ON ITS UDDERS
And when asked what he finds rewarding:
ALL THE TIMES THAT I ASTOUND OTHER PEOPLE WITH MY UNEXPECTED INTELLIGENCE
J Brad discovered his son is a philosopher, a poet, and a comedian. This book has insights for parents, educators, leaders, and anyone who deals with hard things. It’s dedicated to the misunderstood and underestimated, and to anyone who has ever misunderstood or underestimated someone else.
Order it at realwordswithsam.com
#RealWordsWithSam #PresumCompetence #BookRecommendation #Autism
My friend J Brad spent decades teaching leaders to presume competence in others. Then he realized he hadn’t been doing it with his own son.
Sam is autistic and doesn’t speak reliably. When asked what he finds rewarding, he spelled:
ALL THE TIMES THAT I ASTOUND OTHER PEOPLE WITH MY UNEXPECTED INTELLIGENCE
realwordswithsam.com
#RealWordsWithSam #PresumCompetence #BookRecommendation
Hi [firstname],
My friend J Brad Britton spent 40 years teaching leaders to presume competence in the people around them. Then he realized he hadn’t been doing it with his own son.
Sam is autistic and doesn’t speak reliably. For 20 years, J Brad talked about Sam while he was standing right there, apologized for him in public, and lowered his expectations without realizing it. Then in 2018, he watched a non-speaking teenager spell brilliant, articulate thoughts on a letterboard. That moment changed how he saw his son.
Sam learned to spell his thoughts letter by letter. What he shares is profound, poetic, and sometimes hilarious. When asked what he finds rewarding, Sam spelled:
ALL THE TIMES THAT I ASTOUND OTHER PEOPLE WITH MY UNEXPECTED INTELLIGENCE
J Brad discovered his son is a philosopher, a poet, and a comedian. This book has insights for parents, educators, leaders, and anyone who deals with hard things. It’s dedicated to the misunderstood and underestimated, and to anyone who has ever misunderstood or underestimated someone else.
Three things I’d ask:
This message matters to me. I hope it reaches the people who need it.
[Your name]
Hi [firstname],
My friend J Brad wrote a book about his autistic son Sam, who doesn’t speak reliably but spells his thoughts on a letterboard. When asked what he finds rewarding, Sam spelled:
ALL THE TIMES THAT I ASTOUND OTHER PEOPLE WITH MY UNEXPECTED INTELLIGENCE
The book is called Real Words with Sam. It releases March 24th. I think it’ll hit you the way it hit me.
realwordswithsam.com
[Your name]
