Monday, June 26, 2006
Rehearsal
Have you ever given the same information to several groups in several talks? Weren’t you better the third and fourth time than the first? That is why rehearsal is a good idea!
Rehearse OUT LOUD. Stand up in your living room or lock yourself in an office or the conference room and start practicing. Speaking aloud is very different from re-reading or whispering. Get used to yourself by rehearsing in virtual reality.
Have you ever given the same information to several groups in several talks? Weren’t you better the third and fourth time than the first? That is why rehearsal is a good idea!
Rehearse OUT LOUD. Stand up in your living room or lock yourself in an office or the conference room and start practicing. Speaking aloud is very different from re-reading or whispering. Get used to yourself by rehearsing in virtual reality.
- Rehearse to the wall, in the empty conference room or to your dog, but rehearse.
- Use your final set of notes in your rehearsal.
- The famous speaker Martin Luther King rehearsed parts of his “I have a dream” speech for months before he finally gave it in front of the Lincoln Monument in Washington DC.
- Winston Churchill was anxious about speaking and rehearsed a great deal.
- Even though you hate to do it and it feels silly, rehearse!
- Do not stop and start over when you make mistakes. Instead, rehearse how you will fix it as you go on.
- Try to get someone to critique the writing and how you present it.
