INVITE LARRY TO SPEAK
Current Speaking Program
Starting the Conversation: The Fifteen Feet Between Knowing and Saying
A program about why children should be included in difficult family conversations, why adults often struggle to begin them, and how honest, age-appropriate words can help a child feel less alone and less to blame.
WHY LARRY IS THE CHOICE TO SPEAK FOR YOUR GROUP
Larry believes children should be included in conversations that are difficult and concern the family. He has written his books from life experiences that have affected his family. These books and the information Larry shares are not counseling or therapy; they are life lessons. The books are designed as doorways to conversations.
Larry is available for Keynote, parent workshop, educator discussion, author visit, book reading, Q&A, and resource table
Larry’s program, The Fifteen Feet Between Knowing and Saying, which is approximately 45 minutes in length, has audience size flexibility from five to five hundred. Larry is available to travel within 165 miles of Lubbock. Programs can be delivered in person or via live video conference. For in-person events, Larry will require the ability to show pptx files.
SPEAKER BIO
Larry Burks is an author, speaker, and Air Force Law Enforcement Specialist veteran whose experiences have shaped his work helping adults support children through difficult family situations.
Larry served from December 1979 through December 1999, with assignments in the United States, Korea, Italy, and Kuwait. He was also certified as a technical training instructor. His writing includes two action-adventure novels and six books in the My Family series, each accompanied by a workbook. Two of the My Family books are currently under review for the International Impact Award.
After retiring from the Air Force, Larry was on staff at Texas Tech University for 21 years.
Born and raised in Lubbock, Texas, Larry has been married to Peggy since 1980. Together they have five children and a growing family of grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
Larry’s current speaking program, Starting the Conversation: The Fifteen Feet Between Knowing and Saying, explores why children should be included in difficult family conversations. Drawing from his experiences with adoption, childhood grief, trauma, and the guilt he carried after being unable to see his brother before his death, he encourages adults to help children understand that they are not alone and are not to blame.
Larry appeared on The Veteran Show on KFRE Radio on August 11, 2026, discussing My Family Lives with PTSD.
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