Author Talk with Joze Piranian — Stop Holding Back

Armenian Film Society & Abril Books present an Author Talk with JOZE PIRANIAN — Stop Holding Back: An Honest Guide to Turning Fear into Action. 📅 Tuesday, May 12, 2026 at 7:00 PM 📍 Center for Armenian Arts — 250 N. Orange St, Glendale, CA 91205 🎟 Admission is Free 📞 For more info: (818) 243-4112 Drawing on Joze's own incredible journey from being afraid to speak — due to a debilitating stutter — to becoming an award-winning speaker and stand-up comedian, Stop Holding Back will help you harness fear as a catalyst for personal and professional growth. Includes practical strategies, simple daily habits, and inspiring true stories of change. Your life today does not have to dictate your life tomorrow; change is possible. Your fears might never stop, so why should you? 📖 Preorder signed copies from Abril Bookstore or abrilbooks.com About Joze Piranian: Joze Piranian is a lifelong stutterer turned keynote speaker and stand-up comedian. Growing up in Lebanon with a debilitating stutter, he avoided speaking almost entirely for more than 25 years. In the past six years, everything changed as he transformed his obstacle into a strength, performing on stages across three continents and in four languages (he stutters in six). He is a 5× TEDx speaker and has delivered talks at Google, Meta, Netflix, BlackRock, IBM, BCG, and more. His story is captured in Words Left Unspoken, a documentary which premiered in Los Angeles at the Armenian Film Festival in September 2025. Joze is based in Toronto. This will be the official LA release of the book. 🅿️ Parking: Orange Street Parking Structure — 222 N. Orange St, Glendale, CA 91203. First 90 minutes free, $2.00/hr after.