This Insight from TJ Walker came from his new book "How to Give a Pretty Good Presentation"
If I were coaching you to become a world-class, spellbinding orator, I would advise you to rehearse for days and days, and watch dozens of video rehearsals. But I want to make your life easier and save you time, so all you have to do is rehearse on video until you’ve seen yourself give a pretty good presentation.
It doesn’t have to be perfect; you don’t have to generate a standing ovation, and you don’t have to reduce your ums and uhs to zero. You just have to be pretty good compared to all of the other people to whom your bosses and colleagues compare you.
How do you know if you are pretty good? Just watch the video of yourself practicing. If you think you are pretty good, then you probably are. Great! Now you are good to go. But if you think you are incredibly boring, monotone, and tedious or confusing, then you are also probably right. So practice your presentation again on video. This time, do less of the stuff you don’t like and more of the stuff you do like. Now, review the video again.
For a very high percentage of people—and I hope you are one of them—two video rehearsals will often be enough. Warning: the first time you watch yourself practice the speech, you will hate it. Spend a few minutes tweaking your outline, and then do the speech again on video. Watch it. Now, you are likely to see something you can live with. Congratulations, you are now virtually guaranteed to give a pretty good presentation.
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