WEBVTT - Do a trial run

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<v Speaker 1>Welcome to Before Breakfast, a production of iHeartRadio. Good Morning,

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<v Speaker 1>This is Laura. Welcome to the Before Breakfast podcast. Today's

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<v Speaker 1>tip is that for anything high stakes, it is wise

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<v Speaker 1>to do a trial run. When you get one chance

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<v Speaker 1>to nail something important, it pays to practice at least

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<v Speaker 1>once or twice beforehand so you are confident the big

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<v Speaker 1>event will go well. Anybody who has done theater, dance,

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<v Speaker 1>or musical performances knows how important rehearsals, including dress rehearsals,

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<v Speaker 1>can be. You have to be sure that you can

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<v Speaker 1>execute the performance well, not just in your rehearsal space

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<v Speaker 1>in your ordinary clothes, but on the actual stage in

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<v Speaker 1>costume and with lights and sound. But rehearsals and trial

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<v Speaker 1>runs aren't just for the arts. For instance, if you

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<v Speaker 1>are giving a big presentation, you should probably run through

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<v Speaker 1>it in your venue at least once. That's because preparing

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<v Speaker 1>a presentation isn't just a matter of putting together a

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<v Speaker 1>great PowerPoint deck, or even putting together a deck and

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<v Speaker 1>planning your talking points. You want to think about what

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<v Speaker 1>your audience is seeing and experiencing. When you are sitting

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<v Speaker 1>at your desk reviewing your slides, you may think you

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<v Speaker 1>can deliver the presentation well. But once you get into

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<v Speaker 1>the presentation space and see that you'll want to be

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<v Speaker 1>looking at your audience and not back at your slides

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<v Speaker 1>or even at a confidence monitor, you may realize you

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<v Speaker 1>need to practice just a little bit more, or you

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<v Speaker 1>may realize that the font that you feared would be

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<v Speaker 1>awkwardly big is actually a bit small for people sitting

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<v Speaker 1>in the back of the room. After a trial run,

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<v Speaker 1>you could tweak the slides and rehearse more so that

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<v Speaker 1>you are well prepared and confident for the real thing.

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<v Speaker 1>If you are going back packing, do a trial run

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<v Speaker 1>to be sure that the gear you are intending to

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<v Speaker 1>carry all fits into your bag hand that you can

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<v Speaker 1>carry that bag even up a hill. Oh, you want

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<v Speaker 1>to make sure there is hiking boots fit as well.

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<v Speaker 1>If you are hosting your family for Easter and planning

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<v Speaker 1>to make lamb for the first time, don't instead do

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<v Speaker 1>a trial run by making lamb for a first time

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<v Speaker 1>a couple weeks beforehand. See you can make sure you

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<v Speaker 1>understand the recipe and get good results. If you are

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<v Speaker 1>okay with ordering pizza, if things don't pan out, then

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<v Speaker 1>that is fine, but it might be worth reducing the

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<v Speaker 1>stress by knowing how your chosen menu comes together. For

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<v Speaker 1>anything where it is important to you that it goes well,

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<v Speaker 1>don't just leave things to chance. Do a trial run

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<v Speaker 1>so you can see what might go wrong and figure

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<v Speaker 1>out solutions ahead of time. Some troubles simply aren't foreseeable,

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<v Speaker 1>but a great many are. A trial run will reveal

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<v Speaker 1>them so they won't be a problem when it really

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<v Speaker 1>counts in the meantime. This is Laura. Thanks for listening,

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<v Speaker 1>and here's to making the most of our time. Thanks

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<v Speaker 1>for listening to Before Breakfast. If you've got questions, ideas,

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<v Speaker 1>or feedback, you can reach me at Laura at Laura

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