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Wisdon is The 'Wiseness' Laurie Smale Quote

Quote Wisdom Is The ‘Wiseness’

Quote Wisdom Is The ‘Wiseness’ By Laurie Smale QUOTE // “Wisdom is the ‘wiseness’ we gain from the pitfalls we encounter along the way” Laurie Smale, Master Speaking Coach and Author – How to take the Panic out of Public Speaking 🎤 #lauriesmalequotes #publicspeakingpanic #wisdom #wiseness Shared online: Archive.org Facebook Page Facebook Profile Google Instagram […]

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Day Dream Kindness Laurie Smale Magic Minute

Magic Minute Day Dream Kindness

Magic Minute Day Dream Kindness By Laurie Smale MAGIC MINUTE // Ever daydreamed yourself into trouble? Well, our concrete gang just put the final touches to an artful driveway after hours of toiling in the sun. Younger than the others, I always cleaned the tools and was wheeling them in a barrow full of slurry,

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Make No Mistake Laurie Smale Quote

Quote Make No Mistake…

Quote Make No Mistake… By Laurie Smale QUOTE // “Make no mistake, when you’re reliving some interesting happening to illustrate a point in conversation, you’re actually telling a story!” Laurie Smale, Master Speaking Coach and Author – How to Take the Panic out of Public Speaking! 🎤 #lauriesmalequotes #publicspeakingfear #makenomistake #tellingastory Shared online: Archive.org Facebook

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Life's Surprises Laurie Smale Magic Minute

Magic Minute Life’s Surprises

Magic Minute Life’s Surprises By Laurie Smale MAGIC MINUTE // In life you never know what awaits you around the corner. A guy once phoned me and asked for some help with his public speaking fears. What he didn’t say was, he was the captain of a floating oil-rig ship in Thailand’s Gulf of Tonkin,

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Am I Hearing English? Laurie Smale Magic Minute

Magic Minute Am I Hearing English?

Magic Minute Am I Hearing English? By Laurie Smale MAGIC MINUTE // I was listening to directions from a Scotsman in his thick brogue, but all I heard were meaningless sounds. This challenge of understanding the accents and slang of others doesn’t only fall on the proud Scots. While a German friend of mine was

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Comfortable Conversation Laurie Smale Magic Minute

Magic Minute Comfortable Conversation

Magic Minute Comfortable Conversation By Laurie Smale MAGIC MINUTE // In a friendly conversation I once asked a young guy what he did for a living. “I work with animals,” he said. I immediately thought of a zookeeper or some sort of animal trainer – but he turned out to be a butcher! He told

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True Fulfillment Laurie Smale Quote

Quote True Fulfillment

Quote True Fulfillment By Laurie Smale QUOTE // “True fulfillment stems from the persistent work you put into those tedious, never-ending tasks beforehand!” Laurie Smale, Master Speaking Coach, Speaker and Author – “Finding Me Finding You” 🦋 #lauriesmalequotes #truefulfillment #tedious Shared online: Archive.org Facebook Page Facebook Profile Google Instagram LinkedIn Page LinkedIn Profile Pinterest Twitter

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Keep The Happiness Flowing Laurie Smale Magic Minute

Magic Minute Keep The Happiness Flowing

Magic Minute Keep The Happiness Flowing By Laurie Smale MAGIC MINUTE // “Funny how a friendly conversation with a complete stranger can take us somewhere we didn’t expect. I’d just stopped at the lights on my fancy pedal-assist tricycle with a massive 4 L bottle of mineral turpentine in the basket to clean my dirty

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With Your Talk Laurie Smale Quote

Quote With Your Talk For That Special Occasion

Quote With Your Talk For That Special Occasion By Laurie Smale QUOTE // “With your talk for that special occasion, all your listeners want is an everyday person who welcomes them into the celebration, then touches them with some heartfelt stories.” Laurie Smale, Master Speaking Coach and Author – How to take the Panic out

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Should Have Listened Laurie Smale Magic Minute

Magic Minute Should Have Listened

Magic Minute Should Have Listened By Laurie Smale MAGIC MINUTE // Heavy rains the night before had the creek running higher than usual. “Should be all right,” Johan thought. “I’ve crossed this ford before and I know where the rocks are.” Our bike group leader saw it differently. “Better play it safe and walk across,

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