Kirt Manecke
Kirt Manecke is an award-winning author and sales, marketing, fundraising, and business development specialist with over 30 years of experience surprising and delighting customers. Kirt is passionate about helping teens and young adults with Autism learn the social and job skills needed to get and keep a job, make friends, volunteer effectively, and lead fulfilling lives. His books have been featured in Special Needs Book Review, Parenting Special Needs Magazine, The Art of Autism, Autism Live and more.
Smile & Succeed for Teens is a crash course in social, job and volunteering skills for tweens, teens and also for young adults in transition. Winner of the Mom’s Choice Gold Award, Teachers’ Choice Award, and IP Gold Award.
Smile & Succeed for Teens: A Crash Course in Face-to-Face Communication
Social Skills for Teens: The Teaching Guide for Smile & Succeed for Teens
Parent’s Guide for Smile & Succeed for Teens: Job Skills and Social Skills for Teens
SELECT TESTIMONIALS & REVIEWS:
“Smile & Succeed for Teens is a fantastic resource to help teens be successful at work.”
—TEMPLE GRANDIN, Author, Thinking in Pictures, The Autistic Brain. One of Time Magazine’s 100 most influential people in the world.
“Highly Recommended. I am giving this excellent book to my 16 year old granddaughter who just started her first part-time job while finishing grade 11.”
—SPECIAL NEEDS BOOK REVIEW
“Packed from cover to cover a wealth of with indispensable tips… Thoroughly ‘reader friendly’ from beginning to end…Strongly recommended…”
—MIDWEST BOOK REVIEW
COMING SOON: ONLINE COURSE FOR VIRTUAL LEARNING COMING IN LATE FALL 2020!
TECHNOLOGY IS STOPPING COMMUNICATION
Have you noticed the way kids are constantly staring at their cell phones? They spend more time looking at that little screen than engaging with each other, face to face. The technology created to enhance personal communication is actually blocking it.
SUCCESS IN LIFE DEPENDS ON COMMUNICATION Social skills are the top factor in getting a job, according to Harvard University. Is your teen prepared? Smile & Succeed for Teens is an attention-grabbing crash course in SOCIAL and JOB skills that helps teens get better grades, develop meaningful relationships with parents and peers, and find (or even create) a fulfilling career. For middle, high-school and college aged kids, 12+.
KEY TAKEAWAYS FOR TEENS INCLUDE;
• How to land a job (and keep it!)
• The important life skills your first job can teach you
• The many benefits of volunteering
• How to handle stress
• Job skills that make you stand out
• What colleges are looking for in applicants, and a lot more.
TRIPLE AWARD-WINNER
-Mom's Choice Gold Award honoring excellence
-Teachers' Choice Award for the Classroom
-IP Gold Award recognizing excellence Perfect for teens who are:
· looking for a job
· already working
· planning to start their own business
· looking to volunteer
· applying to colleges
· not yet clear on a career path
· in transition programs
Classroom Packs and Teaching Guides available here
Parent’s Guide for Smile & Succeed for Teens available here
