1 00:00:03,000 --> 00:00:09,360 Speaker 1: Welcome to Before Breakfast, a production of iHeartRadio. Good Morning, 2 00:00:10,920 --> 00:00:16,920 Speaker 1: This is Laura. Welcome to the Before Breakfast podcast. Today's 3 00:00:16,920 --> 00:00:21,280 Speaker 1: tip is that for anything high stakes, it is wise 4 00:00:21,640 --> 00:00:25,240 Speaker 1: to do a trial run. When you get one chance 5 00:00:25,280 --> 00:00:29,319 Speaker 1: to nail something important, it pays to practice at least 6 00:00:29,480 --> 00:00:33,800 Speaker 1: once or twice beforehand so you are confident the big 7 00:00:33,800 --> 00:00:39,760 Speaker 1: event will go well. Anybody who has done theater, dance, 8 00:00:39,960 --> 00:00:45,880 Speaker 1: or musical performances knows how important rehearsals, including dress rehearsals, 9 00:00:46,360 --> 00:00:49,479 Speaker 1: can be. You have to be sure that you can 10 00:00:49,600 --> 00:00:54,400 Speaker 1: execute the performance well, not just in your rehearsal space 11 00:00:54,880 --> 00:00:59,040 Speaker 1: in your ordinary clothes, but on the actual stage in 12 00:00:59,120 --> 00:01:04,039 Speaker 1: costume and with lights and sound. But rehearsals and trial 13 00:01:04,120 --> 00:01:07,679 Speaker 1: runs aren't just for the arts. For instance, if you 14 00:01:07,720 --> 00:01:11,920 Speaker 1: are giving a big presentation, you should probably run through 15 00:01:11,959 --> 00:01:17,040 Speaker 1: it in your venue at least once. That's because preparing 16 00:01:17,120 --> 00:01:20,640 Speaker 1: a presentation isn't just a matter of putting together a 17 00:01:20,680 --> 00:01:24,080 Speaker 1: great PowerPoint deck, or even putting together a deck and 18 00:01:24,120 --> 00:01:27,640 Speaker 1: planning your talking points. You want to think about what 19 00:01:27,720 --> 00:01:32,760 Speaker 1: your audience is seeing and experiencing. When you are sitting 20 00:01:32,800 --> 00:01:35,080 Speaker 1: at your desk reviewing your slides, you may think you 21 00:01:35,120 --> 00:01:38,640 Speaker 1: can deliver the presentation well. But once you get into 22 00:01:38,640 --> 00:01:41,640 Speaker 1: the presentation space and see that you'll want to be 23 00:01:41,720 --> 00:01:44,520 Speaker 1: looking at your audience and not back at your slides 24 00:01:44,640 --> 00:01:47,960 Speaker 1: or even at a confidence monitor, you may realize you 25 00:01:48,000 --> 00:01:51,600 Speaker 1: need to practice just a little bit more, or you 26 00:01:51,640 --> 00:01:53,640 Speaker 1: may realize that the font that you feared would be 27 00:01:53,680 --> 00:01:56,800 Speaker 1: awkwardly big is actually a bit small for people sitting 28 00:01:56,800 --> 00:01:59,760 Speaker 1: in the back of the room. After a trial run, 29 00:02:00,440 --> 00:02:03,640 Speaker 1: you could tweak the slides and rehearse more so that 30 00:02:03,680 --> 00:02:07,240 Speaker 1: you are well prepared and confident for the real thing. 31 00:02:08,960 --> 00:02:12,200 Speaker 1: If you are going back packing, do a trial run 32 00:02:12,880 --> 00:02:15,160 Speaker 1: to be sure that the gear you are intending to 33 00:02:15,200 --> 00:02:19,799 Speaker 1: carry all fits into your bag hand that you can 34 00:02:19,840 --> 00:02:24,399 Speaker 1: carry that bag even up a hill. Oh, you want 35 00:02:24,400 --> 00:02:27,320 Speaker 1: to make sure there is hiking boots fit as well. 36 00:02:28,880 --> 00:02:31,359 Speaker 1: If you are hosting your family for Easter and planning 37 00:02:31,400 --> 00:02:36,160 Speaker 1: to make lamb for the first time, don't instead do 38 00:02:36,240 --> 00:02:39,080 Speaker 1: a trial run by making lamb for a first time 39 00:02:39,160 --> 00:02:42,120 Speaker 1: a couple weeks beforehand. See you can make sure you 40 00:02:42,240 --> 00:02:46,880 Speaker 1: understand the recipe and get good results. If you are 41 00:02:47,040 --> 00:02:50,960 Speaker 1: okay with ordering pizza, if things don't pan out, then 42 00:02:50,960 --> 00:02:54,200 Speaker 1: that is fine, but it might be worth reducing the 43 00:02:54,240 --> 00:03:00,400 Speaker 1: stress by knowing how your chosen menu comes together. For 44 00:03:00,520 --> 00:03:02,960 Speaker 1: anything where it is important to you that it goes well, 45 00:03:04,000 --> 00:03:08,840 Speaker 1: don't just leave things to chance. Do a trial run 46 00:03:09,639 --> 00:03:12,639 Speaker 1: so you can see what might go wrong and figure 47 00:03:12,639 --> 00:03:18,200 Speaker 1: out solutions ahead of time. Some troubles simply aren't foreseeable, 48 00:03:19,520 --> 00:03:24,280 Speaker 1: but a great many are. A trial run will reveal 49 00:03:24,360 --> 00:03:28,320 Speaker 1: them so they won't be a problem when it really 50 00:03:29,040 --> 00:03:35,520 Speaker 1: counts in the meantime. This is Laura. Thanks for listening, 51 00:03:36,520 --> 00:03:46,640 Speaker 1: and here's to making the most of our time. Thanks 52 00:03:46,640 --> 00:03:50,720 Speaker 1: for listening to Before Breakfast. If you've got questions, ideas, 53 00:03:50,880 --> 00:03:54,320 Speaker 1: or feedback, you can reach me at Laura at Laura 54 00:03:54,400 --> 00:04:03,720 Speaker 1: vandercam dot com. Before Breakfast is a production of iHeartMedia. 55 00:04:04,400 --> 00:04:08,360 Speaker 1: For more podcasts from iHeartMedia, please visit the iHeartRadio app, 56 00:04:08,640 --> 00:04:17,000 Speaker 1: Apple Podcasts, or wherever you listen to your favorite shows.