John Avianantos is the producer and also presents all the concepts on this tape series. He has worked as a college administrator and instructor for over 35 years, so he is very aware of the challenge teacher’s face.

John has also been in the speaking business since 1984 with over 2,000 programs presented. His current speaking fee is $10,000 per one-hour program, so the very small investment for Empowering Teachers is truly a great bargain.

John’s “live” in service programs proved to be so popular he decided to
develop a way to take the message to all teachers and for an investment
all schools would be able to afford—hence—Empowering Teachers. Following are typical remarks John would receive after a live program:

What faculty and staff say about a John Avianantos' program:

"Thank you very much for providing a most energetic presentation on motivation and goal setting to our faculty on Wednesday, August 30. We received numerous complimentary comments on your behalf for your enthusiasm, positiveness, humor and content. In short, our people thought you were great and felt you helped them launch the year with a more upbeat perspective."

-Vanette Dunn, Principal
Shea School

"Thank you very much for the excellent presentation that you made at the Scottsdale Administrators Retreat. From both new and old administrators, we heard that this was the best workshop or retreat they had ever attended."

-John P. Durbin, Assistant Superintendent
Scottsdale Public Schools

"Your speech was informative, inspirational and humorous. Little did we know that behind the humor was a real life message; one that kept our attention throughout your lecture. For my part, I want to assure you that I have heard great lecturers, but none in your category as it relates to: Inspiration, message, intimacy, timeliness, content, tone, style, etc.,etc."

-Jose M. Burruel, Interim Superintendent
Santa Cruz Valley Union School

"Your presentation, Friday, November 2, for the annual Phoenix Elementary School District's classified employee in service workshop was outstanding. As you can see by the results of the evaluations, the employees felt that this workshop was superior."

-Gerald L. Cuedet, Ph. D., Superintendent
Phoenix, Elementary School District No. 1

"John, you did an outstanding job of making the Madison District teachers feel good about themselves, while at the same time, emphasizing that it is the responsibility of teachers to meet the academic and self-esteem needs of all children. Many of the Madison District teachers have asked that you do follow-up sessions."

-Frank W. Canady, Ph.D., Asst. Superintendent
Madison School District