Practice Your Performance

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• When you have an important conversation or presentation coming up, you can spend hours fretting over how it might go. Or you can practice and be prepared.

• Make a few notes on how you'd like to start the dialogue, what questions you'd like to ask, and how the conversation can end well for everyone. Thinking through this logical sequence can help calm your nerves and focus your mind on a positive outcome.

• Even a minute of practice can deliver tremendous results for important conversations.

Practice Your Performance

When you have an important conversation or presentation coming up, you can spend hours fretting over how it might go. Or you can practice and be prepared. Make a few notes on how you'd like to start the dialogue, what questions you'd like to ask, and how the conversation can end well for everyone. Thinking through this logical sequence can help calm your nerves and focus your mind on a positive outcome. Even a minute of practice can deliver tremendous results for important conversations.