Podcasts
I started my Laurie Smale Magic Minute video podcasts on 19 September 2023 and have been producing weekly ‘Magic Minute’ videos with my own devoted following ever since!
Here you’ll find more information and I would love to be a guest on your podcast – so please reach out!.
About Laurie Smale
I’ve been helping people to communicate with confidence and to accept that they have an interesting story to tell for many years. Before that, I had always been running from myself, feeling very insecure and trying anything that came to hand to earn a living. I was also held back by a crippling fear of maths, which meant I could only do manual work. My chequered travels across Australia and overseas have gifted me with a treasure-trove of life lessons and interesting stories to share. My special talent is inspiring people with my home-spun wisdom in the style of a helpful, accessible friend.
More details on my About Page at https://lauriesmale.com/about
Today, I’m an inspirational Magic Minute Video Podcaster / Guest, Speaker and Author.
Laurie Smale Magic Minute Podcasts
Speaking Topics for Podcasts
- Magic Minute Secrets on How to tell a story
- Panic-Free Public Speaking
- Communicating with Confidence!
- Believing in Yourself
- Presentation Skills
- Panic Free Public Speaking
- How to be the Real You in a Presentation
- 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
- Going from Analogue to Digital and joining the Online World
Extra Information
Languages: English and Italian
Additional Forms: Happy to complete
Time Availability: Very flexible – local Melbourne, Australia time between 06:00 – 22:00
Geographic Location: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia and available online
Media Availability: Yes with permission for you to publish elsewhere
Social Media Shares: Yes, will add podcast details below and in my blog and share through socials
Communication Beforehand: Yes, happy to do pre-screening and/or preparation discussion
Online Presence: All major socials (see links below), total followers 2,279 as at 7 March 2025 since 19 September 2023
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Laurie Smale with How to take the panic out of public speaking book
Keynote and Guest Speaking Presentations
These are personally crafted for
- Corporates
- Medium and Small Business
- Local, State and Australian Government
- Educational Institutions
- Professional Associations
- Community Groups and Service Clubs
- Podcasts, Radio Programs, Television Segments
I am based in Melbourne but I am happy to travel locally and internationally.
Keynote and Guest Speaking Presentations are usually 20 – 60 minutes long and Workshops range from two hours to a full day.
Participant Feedback from various Speaking Gigs
Participant Feedback
– Don’t need to be a natural born public speaker to give a good presentation
– A lot of interaction and application, not just theory
– Best aspect was actually talking in front of everyone, I was not thrown in the deep end
– Speaking in small groups first before doing in front of the audience was very helpful
– Very engaging and excellent examples
– Ability to practice doing spontaneous impromptu talks and answering questions in real time without fear
– Kept our attention at all times and gave us an opportunity to reflect in the session to prepare for the next one
– Provided a safe environment to test out the lesson and proved it was okay, firstly by sitting at the table and then standing at the table and then in front of a larger group who have also done the same thing
– Developed a structure including an opening, a story and a point related to my message
– Focused on stories rather than comedy to keep the audience interested and smiling
– The two minute individual presentations including a beginning, example and point made it easy to prepare useful and interesting responses
– The best part was finding the label and conditioning that was running my life and putting it back in its historical time slot
– See more Reviews here!
Past and Future Appearances
Sorted in reverse chronological order.
Details to come