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!
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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.
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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
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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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Magic Minute Videos
Speaking Busybird Publishing Open Mic Night #117
Speaking Busybird Publishing Open Mic Night #117 By Laurie Smale On Wednesday 18 February 2026, I attended the Busybird Publishing Open Mic Night #117 Special thanks to Kev Howlett for the use of this Live Video Footage from YouTube and Les Zig for being the Facilitator of the Open Mic Night. My segment is also on the full Busybird Publishing Open Mic Night video and starts
Article Public Speaking When English Is Not Your First Language
Article Public Speaking When English Is Not Your First Language By Laurie Smale English wasn’t his first language. I was once coaching a young man of Chinese origin in public speaking, *Sam, who was extremely fearful of speaking before groups. Apart from the universal fears of ‘being nervous, ‘making a fool of himself,’, ‘not being interesting,’ and ‘being judged by
Magic Minute Keeping The End in Mind
My quirky loveable mother was something else!
Widowed when she was 23 with three little boys under 4 in far away Donald, she battled through thick and thin to keep us together.
When I was around 3, something remarkable happened while my mum was boiling the washing in the copper in the back yard.
In the 1940s, most homes had a humble copper; a big fire-heated recepticle with a copper insert in which the washing would be boiled and moved around with a big stick.
Quote An Uplifting Approach To Life
Quote An Uplifting Approach To Life By Laurie Smale QUOTE // “An uplifting approach to life costs nothing, spreads an air of hope, and makes others feel good in your presence” Laurie Smale, Inspirational Speaker and Author – “Finding Me Finding You” 🦋 #upliftingapproach #airofhope #feelgood #yourpresence #lauriesmalequotes #findingmefindingyou Shared online: Archive.org Facebook Page Facebook Profile Google Instagram LinkedIn Page
Magic Minute Making A Difference
My quirky loveable mother was something else!
Widowed when she was 23 with three little boys under 4 in far away Donald, she battled through thick and thin to keep us together.
When I was around 3, something remarkable happened while my mum was boiling the washing in the copper in the back yard.
In the 1940s, most homes had a humble copper; a big fire-heated recepticle with a copper insert in which the washing would be boiled and moved around with a big stick.
Quote I Learned About The Power
Quote I Learned About The Power By Laurie Smale QUOTE // “I learned about the power of knowledge when I started reading books in my early 20s, which broadened my narrow mind to a wider view of the world! Laurie Smale, Inspirational Speaker and Author – “Finding Me Finding You” 🦋 #powerofknowledge #readingbooks #widerworldview #lauriesmalequotes #narrowmind #findingmefindingyou Shared online: Archive.org
