Hi, my name is Samuel Tamo.

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Um, I'm based in Texas at the moment.

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Um, I have a first degree in creative writing

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from BYU Idaho.

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I have my second degree in international law from Texas

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University in Turkey,

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and I have a communication degree also from BYU Idaho.

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So I've been writing, um, creative writing specifically

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for over 12 years,

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and I've worked with students from all across the world

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and three different continents

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and a total of over 500,000 students so far that I've worked

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with over the years, hosting seminars

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and programs around the world.

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Um, I started off as a creative writer, uh,

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at a very young age.

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And growing up from poverty

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and having, uh,

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to build a stable financial income from creative writing has

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been something that is amazing

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and a wonderful attribute of my own story.

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So I would like to bring you in to not just my own story,

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to teaching you what creative writing is all about,

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and also, um, being an author, writing your own book,

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taking you to, through a thorough step by step process

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of writing your first book.

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And those of you that are working

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with nonprofit organizations that will like

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to be grant writers, I've also worked extensively

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with nonprofits from all over the world.

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I think this is your opportunity and you should take it.

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Uh, I remember starting out

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and doing my first grant writing,

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of which I won a $50,000 grant in California, Sacramento.

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I've worked extensively

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and I believe this is an opportunity for me

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to share my knowledge with you all, and,

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and I'll be hopeful to meet parents, meet my deaf students,

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and just joining my class

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because this is not just about you having financial freedom.

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This is also about you impacting society

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because writing is one of the most, um,

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oldest form of professions.

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And I believe if you could grab this opportunity,

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it'll not just give you financial freedom for the rest

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of your life, but it'll also put you at the

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echelon of greatness.

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Thank you very much, and I hope to see you in class.

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Thank you. Bye.

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