Your Smile Can Change The World
Your most underestimated superpower!
You Don’t Need More Policies. You Need Real Connection.
In a world full of noise, pressure, and disconnection, you hold one of the simplest and most powerful tools for change; your smile.
This keynote invites you and your team to discover how that small, human gesture can dismantle stigma, build trust, and spark connection when it matters most.
Through real stories, lived experience, and science, you’ll see how your smile can rewire the brain, lower stress, and remind everyone around you they belong.
Sally also shares this message beyond the stage through her fortnightly print media column, Smiles with Sally which is a much-loved space where stories of connection, kindness, and the ripple effect of a single smile come to life. The same science and humanity that audiences experience in her keynote reach thousands more in print, inspiring readers across regional Australia to notice the good, one smile at a time.
You’ll leave ready to:
Create instant trust and connection in conversations, teams, and leadership moments.
Turn empathy and inclusion into action, so people feel safe, valued, and seen.
Use simple, science-backed tools for resilience that reduce stress and strengthen wellbeing.
Show up authentically and open space for others to do the same.
This isn’t just a talk; it’s an experience where you become the spark, because the most powerful way to change the world really can start with your smile.
“Sally’s story turned a simple gesture into something deeply powerful; kindness, courage, and connection all in one. Her presence at the National Changemaker Gathering was unforgettable, and the ripple effect of her message still inspires me.”
Eileen Martin
Peterborough Drought Ready Group & ARLF Alumni
Signature Keynote Speech
Why A Smile Can Change the World is tailored for:
Corporate leaders & executives ready to build trust, loyalty, and cultures of belonging that go far beyond policies.
HR & People & Culture teams seeking practical ways to reduce stress, strengthen resilience, and improve wellbeing.
Event organisers & conference planners who want a keynote that moves people deeply, and sparks change that lasts.
Educators, community leaders, and frontline professionals who know inclusion and empathy can’t just be words but must be lived every day.
Through raw storytelling, lived experience, and science, you’ll discover how your smile can
Rewire the brain and lower stress, for you, and the people you meet.
Build connection in seconds, and create spaces where people feel safe, valued, and seen.
Break stigma and lead with empathy and authenticity.
Your audience won’t leave with fluffy inspiration they forget tomorrow.
They’ll leave with tools they can use immediately to foster trust, spark conversations, and ripple positive change through their teams, classrooms, and communities.
Because the most powerful way to shift a culture doesn’t come from another policy. It starts with you, and a single, genuine smile.