Practice Makes Confidence

Simulate the real conditions. The more closely you can imitate actual speaking conditions in your rehearsal, the more confident you will be for the actual presentation. Use your actual notes. Use the actual clothes. Will you use a handheld microphone? Most people don’t have a sound system in their home for rehearsal purposes. Comedy coach John Cantu told his people: When you practice at home, use a hairbrush to simulate the microphone. The average hairbrush is about the same length as the average microphone.

Rerun from July 21, 2017