Laurie Smale
Laurie Smale – Inspirational Speaker and Author
Sharing words of hope and inspiration to help you discover your own self-worth, communicate with confidence and have more happiness and meaning in your life!

Getting you right first!
Whether it is through one of my inspirational books, speaking presentations, audios, videos or workshops, I help people to believe in themselves and communicate with confidence!
The story of
Laurie Smale
Laurie Smale is an inspirational speaker and author.
His ideas and inspirations on communicating effectiveness whether you are speaking with one person or in front of hundreds have changed the lives of thousands.
Webinars
Melbourne Time for 30 minutes.
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- Thursday 4 July 2024 - 7pm - 7:30pm AEST - 1 - Public Speaking - Now I can! Getting you right first
- Thursday 1 August 2024 - 7pm - 7:30pm AEST - 2 - Public Speaking - Now I can! Controlled anticipation
- Thursday 5 September 2024 - 7pm - 7:30pm AEST - 3 - Public Speaking - Now I can! The magic of being you
- Thursday 3 October 2024 - 7pm - 7:30pm AEST - 4 - Public Speaking - Now I can! Common stumbling blocks
- Thursday 7 November 2024 - 12pm - 12:30pm AEDT - 5 - Public Speaking - Now I can! Presentations that sell!
- Wednesday 5 February 2025 - 12pm - 12:30pm AEDT - 6 - Public Speaking - Now I can! Talks for social occasions
Speaking Topics
Invite me to present on any of the following topics as your guest keynote speaker!
- Communicating with Confidence!
- Believing in Yourself
- Presentation Skills
- How to be the Real You in a Presentation
- Panic-Free Public Speaking
- From Texting to Conversational Confidence!
- From Online Messaging to Public Speaking Confidence!
- From Digital Competence to Communication Confidence!
- Networking with Confidence in any situation
- How to move beyond death-by-PowerPoint and save the audience from boredom!
- Adding value to your own journey
- Relationships both socially and in the workplace...and life in general
“
A re-set of the mind holds the secret to successful public speaking; no one is born with an innate fear of speaking in public.
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Laurie Smale
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Happy to organise a copy of any or all of my books to be sent to you directly – but not on this red Vespa from 1969!

Magic Minute Videos

Magic Minute Little Big Man
Magic Minute Little Big Man By Laurie Smale MAGIC MINUTE // “I was Twenty four, sitting there completely lost and wondering, “What’s this all about?” I was watching the 1970 satirical Western, ‘Little Big Man’ which was far too deep and nuanced for my narrow view of the world to cope with. Because of social circumstance I’d run away from

Quote Inner Strength And Forewarning
Quote Inner Strength And Forewarning By Laurie Smale QUOTE // “Inner strength and forewarning stem from the pot holes you crawl out of along the way” Laurie Smale, Inspirational Speaker and Author – “Finding Me Finding You” 🦋 #innerstrength #forewarning #lauriesmalequotes #potholes Shared online: Archive.org Facebook Page Facebook Profile Google Instagram LinkedIn Page LinkedIn Profile Pinterest Twitter / X

Article Heard About Horse Whisperers? What About a Whispering Horse?
Article Heard About Horse Whisperers? What About a Whispering Horse? By Laurie Smale In my role as a public speaking coach I was once counselling a lady concerned about an upcoming speech she was afraid she might have to give because she had ‘nothing to say’, (we’ll call her Mary). As our session progressed I learnt that Mary had spent

Magic Minute Where Have All The Flowers Gone
Magic Minute Where Have All The Flowers Gone By Laurie Smale MAGIC MINUTE // “I opened the hatchback and it was empty! “Where are all the flowers?” I thought. “I distinctly remember loading that full carton of flowering plants right here in the boot! But maybe I didn’t and have left them in the nursery car park?” I jumped in

Quote My Shame-Filled Uneducated Self
Quote My Shame-Filled Uneducated Self By Laurie Smale QUOTE // “My shame-filled, uneducated self, discovered the joys of reading books when I was 22, which opened my mind to learning about life and why we think and act the way we do” Laurie Smale, Speaker and Author – “Finding Me Finding You” 🦋 #lauriesmalequotes #shame #joysofreading #uneducated #learningaboutlife Shared online:

Magic Minute Wonderful Wonderful Birmingham?
Magic Minute Wonderful Wonderful Birmingham? By Laurie Smale MAGIC MINUTE // “For those who live in England’s historic Birmingham, you either love it, hate it, or something in between. A stately friend of mine of Danish origin told me he was once out for an early morning stroll while visiting Birmingham and chatting away in his native tongue with a