Article James and Effie Maloney By Laurie Smale On the surface, 15 year-old James used to wonder why he’d always felt so lost and lonely with not much to laugh about. But deep down, he had more than an inkling of what the real problem was. He was well aware his mother had abandoned him […]
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Article Father of the Bride Speech By Laurie Smale The following tried-and-proven strategies will show you how to open your Father of the Bride speech with confidence to instantly capture attention, put you in control, and warm people to you as the proud father you are. Equally important, you will learn how to finish with
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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
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Article Public Speaking Dramatise Your Opening By Laurie Smale People tell me time and time again that one of the biggest difficulties they face with public speaking is getting through those first couple of minutes unscathed! Sadly for many, all they see is a merciless bunch of critics smugly sizing them up while they’re standing
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Article A Bad Experience Doesn’t Define Your Speaking By Laurie Smale When it comes to public speaking, there are defining misfortunes that can haunt us for years. These disasters can literally define who we are as speakers and set up ingrained habit patterns of speaking failure that become a self-fulfilling prophecy for years. Every time
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Article Five Tips to Beat Going Blank By Laurie Smale “The human brain starts working the moment you are born and never stops until you stand up to speak in public,” said Sir George Jessel. We can laugh at this, but for many people, this is no laughing matter. They live in mortal fear of
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Article A Lifetime of Being Bullied By Laurie Smale I once helped a young man (28) overcome his public speaking fears, and his story might help you. I’ll call him Bill. As Bill’s story unfolded, I learnt that as a kid, he had been systematically bullied by a bunch of, for want of a better
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Article From Shame to Fame By Laurie Smale A real champion. ”There’s no doubt about it, you’re a real champion,” my school teacher and coach, Mr Wilson, would say with conviction. These encouraging words reinforced my belief that I was doing something extra special as captain of the under-nine Seaford State School Australian Rules Football team.
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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
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Article Public Speaking Feeling Comfortable With Who You Are By Laurie Smale All the public speaking techniques and positive affirmations in the world are not going to make you an interesting speaker if you’re full of self-doubt, question who you really are, and just want to get your talk over and done with as quickly
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