May 24, 2010

Get up early, give it to the mirror

Here's a tip from Nick Morgan: Rehearse your speech the day you give it.  

That's right, no matter what time you are going to speak, budget time for a full run through.  In many cases, you don't have access to the room or the talk kicks off the day at 8:00.  That is no excuse, just a challenge.  

For the last few years, I've taken this advice to heart, and whenever I do this I am always more prepared. In many cases, this means that I get up at 5:30am, get ready and give the run through right up to the 7am sound check.  It's not easy, and requires going to bed early the night before, but it is worth it.  PS - Always give the speech into the mirror, making eye contact with yourself.  This technique will also help you make quick adjustments to the talk as your subconscious mind will play audience or critic. 

This is especially true if this is a new talk, contains one of a kind content or is being tailored to a unique audience.  No amount of mental run throughs will ever replace a real talk through when it comes to getting these word right.  If you have already given your talk once, then during your second run through (the actual presentation), your reptilian brain will be available to observe the audience reaction - instead of trying to think about what you'll say next. 

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