Create Your Talk

Craft your message.
Own your voice.
Ignite your impact.

WHERE YOUR TALK BEGINS

You have something to say. A message that matters. A story that wants to be told.

You may have pieces. Notes. Ideas.

Threads of a truth that’s seeking its form. 

The Create Your Talk Immersion is a private working experience designed to bring your message to life — from the first spark of an idea to a one-of-a-kind, embodied talk you’re ready to share.

This is not a speaking formula.

It’s a guided, collaborative process where we step inside your message together and shape it into something clear, compelling, and deeply true.

The room feels it.
And it stays with them.

Authentic public speaking coach Lauri Smith sitting on outdoor steps, smiling with thoughtful presence in a black top and red pants.
Black and white photo of Kristen Bentley, smiling at the camera.

Lauri is an inspiration.

What is particularly inspiring is how she creatively and magically connects me to what inspires me — and helps me get that out to the world with the impact and passion that I have longed to achieve.

Kristen Bentley

Owner & Founder, Whole-Life Leadership | CTI Faculty

What Brings a Talk to Life

A powerful talk doesn’t start with the structure.

It starts with YOU.

Your ideas. Your dreams. Your presence. 

The things that light you up.
(Or piss you off!) 

But without form, those soul-sparks risk dying inside you.
Unclear. Unspoken. Unshared.

It’s time to pour your passions into the shape that honors your purpose

Not watered down. Not templated. Fully yours.

A living work of art.

So when you speak, the room shifts.
And your message follows them home.

What We’ll Do Together

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Step 1: Discover

We begin by uncovering your core message — what you’re really longing to say, who it’s for, and the transformation you’re designed to create.

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Step 2: Create

Together we shape your talk from the inside out — structuring your ideas, developing your stories, and building a clear, compelling audience journey.

Step 3: Embody

You’ll breath life into your talk through live practice with in-the-moment feedback — so you’re not just saying words, you’re fully inhabiting a message that ignites. 

I walk beside you as the midwife to your magic, so your talk doesn’t just inform:
It awakens. It liberates. It transforms.

Investment

Let’s work together to

Create Your Talk

$3000+

*Investment varies depending on the scope of your talk and the number of sessions needed to bring it fully to life.

I work with a small number of speakers at a time so each talk receives deep attention.

What Former Clients Say

Lauri is incredibly gifted at unleashing the speaker’s natural fire and passion for speaking their authentic message. If she charged $1,000 for a day I would still think it was a steal of a deal.

Dr. Tina Thomas

Before I started working with Lauri, I had an inner calling to share a message — but I wasn’t quite sure what the message was. It felt really bold and vulnerable.

I was really wanting to emotionally connect with my audience.

She sought to extract from each of us our own unique magic, our own unique medicine, our own message. The feedback was based on what we each needed.

She held really amazing space — for the parts of me that were afraid and that felt shy — but also called forth the truth and a full expression of what I was trying to say.

Deb Blum

Host of the ELATE Podcast, Creator of The Whole Soul Way™

Lauri called me out to be me, without the armour that I use to hide. It was less about what others are thinking of me and more about “This is me. This is my message” and standing powerfully in it.

Lauri showed me how to hold the room with my voice. I was in complete alignment with my message.

Nikki Armytage-Foy

Founder of Electric Woman and CEO of TheLifestylist

What would change if the message inside you finally found its voice?