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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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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Magic Minute Ya Got Trouble! By Laurie Smale MAGIC MINUTE // It happened in my old Australia-Post mail van, hurtling around the back streets of Toorak with the side door open clearing mail boxes. In full voice, I was rehearsing a patter number from The Music Man – Trouble in River City – for an
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Magic Minute A Feeble Cry For Help By Laurie Smale MAGIC MINUTE // Sam picked up a feeble cry for help and quickly swam towards it, discerning two boys fighting for their life in the deeper water. They’d drifted way past the sandbanks and fallen off their paddle board. Through his mother’s encouragement Sam was
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Quote An Effective Leader By Laurie Smale QUOTE // “An effective leader turns a potential trip-wrecker into a valued trip-enhancer by giving them a task where they feel proud and important” Laurie Smale, Master Speaking Coach, Speaker and Author – “Finding Me Finding You” 🦋 #lauriesmalequotes #effectiveleader #proudandimportant Shared online: Archive.org Facebook Page Facebook Profile
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Quote A Person Wrapped Only in Themself By Laurie Smale QUOTE // “A person wrapped only in themself makes a forlorn package few will care to open ” Laurie Smale, Master Speaing Coach and Author – How to be a Conversational Success! 💬 #lauriesmalequotes #wrappedinthemself Shared online: Archive.org Facebook Page Facebook Profile Google Instagram LinkedIn
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Quote By Accepting Yourself By Laurie Smale QUOTE // “By accepting yourself and your room for improvement, you’ll thwart imposter syndrome from getting in the way for you’ll always be growing” Laurie Smale, Master Speaking Coach and Author – “Finding Me Finding You” 🦋 #lauriesmalequotes #acceptingyourself #impostersyndrome Shared online: Archive.org Facebook Page Facebook Profile Google
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Quote The Clothes You Wear By Laurie Smale QUOTE // “The clothes you wear have a contextual role, but they don’t maketh the person; this comes from within” Laurie Smale, Master Speaking Coach and Author – How to take the Panic out of Public Speaking 🎤 #lauriesmalequotes #panicfreepublicspeaking #clothesyouwear #comesfromwithin Shared online: Archive.org Facebook Page
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Quote Hope Goes On Springing Eternal By Laurie Smale QUOTE // “Hope goes on springing eternal, but unless we act upon it in some way, it will always stay out of tantalizing reach” Laurie Smale, Master Speaking Coach and Author – “Finding Me Finding You” 🦋 #lauriesmalequotes #findingmefindingyou #hopespringseternal Shared online: Archive.org Facebook Page Facebook
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Quote Your Goal Is Not Perfection By Laurie Smale QUOTE // “Your goal is not perfection, but doing the very best you can with your endeavours for you’ll be seeing yourself grow” Laurie Smale, Master Speaking Coach and Author – How to take the Panic out of Public Speaking 🎤 #lauriesmalequotes #publicspeakingpanic #notperfection #yourgoal Shared
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