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Bull's Eye!

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   Bull's Eye!  When Practice Pays Off Prepare, Practice, Ritual:  How to Manage Presentation Stress and Nervousness, Part II Today we continue our presentation stress management series.  In Part I we looked at Preparation. Now let's look at Practice. Once you've done your Preparation,  you are ready to get good and better. The basic concept is this:  the more you practice, the better you get. You get better because you get more and more familiar with your message and  your content.   This raises your self-confidence.   It helps you to own it, to make it yours, and to feel good with it. Perfection is NOT the goal. Memorising is NOT the goal. The goal is to get so comfortable with it, that you could do it anywhere, anytime, and ultimately to anybody.  You want to be so comfortable with you presentation that you can have a passionate conversation about it. Take a good look at the gentlemen above.  His kick is right on target.  It is a