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Sorting Yourself Out First Laurie Smale Magic Minute

Magic Minute Sorting Yourself Out First

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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.

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Article Public Speaking Dramatise Your Opening

Articles, Public Speaking, Self Confidence, Speaking / Laurie Smale / January 31, 2026

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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Stop Telling Yourself I'm Not Ready Yet, Laurie Smale Quote

Quote Stop Telling Yourself “I’m not ready yet”

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Quote Stop Telling Yourself “I’m not ready yet” By Laurie Smale QUOTE // “Stop telling yourself ‘I’m not ready yet,’ for there are people out there just waiting to hear how your stories can help and inspire them!” Laurie Smale Inspirational Speaker and Author ‘How to take the Panic out of Public Speaking’ 🎤 #lauriesmalequotes

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Article A Bad Experience Doesn’t Define Your Speaking

Articles, Public Speaking, Self Confidence, Speaking / Laurie Smale / December 31, 2025

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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Make sure what you're saying, Laurie Smale Quote

Quote Make Sure What You’re Saying

Quote Make Sure What You’re Saying By Laurie Smale QUOTE // “Make sure what you’re saying is easy to understand with examples your listeners can relate to; you only have them with you this once!” Laurie Smale Inspirational Speaker and Author – “How to take the Panic out of Public Speaking”🎤 #lauriesmalequotes #panicfreepublicspeaking #easytounderstand #relatetoyourlisteners

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Article Five Tips to Beat Going Blank

Articles, Public Speaking, Self Confidence, Speaking / Laurie Smale / November 29, 2025

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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Banishing The Fear of Public Speaking Laurie Smale quote

Quote Banishing The Fear Of Public Speaking

Quote Banishing The Fear Of Public Speaking By Laurie Smale QUOTE // “Banishing the fear of public speaking sets us free to explore the whole spectrum of communicating confidence!” Laurie Smale Inspirational Speaker and Author ‘How to take the Panic out of Public Speaking’🎤 #lauriesmalequotes #panicfreepublicspeaking #fearofpublicspeaking #communicatingconfidence #setsusfree Shared online:Archive.org Facebook Page Facebook Profile

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A Lifetime of Being Bullied By Laurie Smale

Article A Lifetime of Being Bullied

Achievement, Articles, Courage, Inspiration, Public Speaking, Self Confidence, Speaking / Laurie Smale / October 31, 2025

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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Luck is When You Find Laurie Smale Quote

Quote Luck Is When You Find

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Quote Luck Is When You Find By Laurie Smale QUOTE // “Luck is when you find yourself unexpectedly in the spotlight and adroitly do the dance you’ve been working on for years!” Laurie Smale Inspirational Speaker and Author 🎤 #lauriesmalequotes #luck #panicfreepublicspeaking #inthespotlight #dothedance Shared online: Archive.org Facebook Page Facebook Profile Google Instagram LinkedIn Page

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There Are Times for Fitting In Laurie Smale Quote

Quote There Are Times For Fitting In

Achievement, Advice, Cleverness, Co-operation, Coaching, Communication, Conversation, Courage, Curiosity, Defeat, Fear, Goodwill, Hindsight, Humanity, Inspiration, Kindness, Laurie Smale, Leadership, Learning, Life Principles, Listening, Love, Mentor, Mind Expanding, Praise, Presentations, Public Speaking, Quotes, Respect, Self Acceptance, Self Confidence, Setbacks, Shame, Speaking, Teamwork, Wisdom / Laurie Smale / August 18, 2025

Quote There Are Times For Fitting In By Laurie Smale QUOTE // “There are times for fitting in and give others space and times for stepping forward and shine!” Laurie Smale Inspirational Speaker and Author 🎤 #lauriesmalequotes #panicfreepublicspeaking #fittingin #steppingforward Shared online: Archive.org Facebook Page Facebook Profile Google Instagram LinkedIn Page LinkedIn Profile Pinterest Twitter

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