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Meetings – in business they are very important, but you can have too much of a good thing. Meetings are also time consuming and expensive and often take you and your staff away from more profitable activities. So how do you make meetings effective and profitable?First of all why hold a meeting? These are the only reasons I could find. * Communication - what’s going on? A two way meeting e.g. team meeting. * Informative - what is happening? Broadcasting news e.g. company changes, product launches. * Present a proposal - how we want to do it? A sales pitch, part of a bid or as a result of some fact finding. * Progress - what we’ve done so far? Progress meeting usually project based. * Fact finding - obtain information. To obtain information from usersNow you need to prepare yourself for the meeting. * Identify the aim of the meeting. Decide what type of meeting and what your aims and objectives are in holding or attending the meeting. * Collect your information together. Collect together any documents and information that you need to bring. Decide what questions
Accept
In improv training, comedians are taught to welcome the unexpected, to treat sprite
surprises as gifts. These gifts lead to new discoveries. I will never forget the time, as
a magician performing the linking rings (eight rings link and unlink at will), a mike
stand got in the way. Much to my surprise, the sprites linked a ring to the mike
stand! Even more surprising was the audience reaction. They applauded! That bit
immediately became a part of my act.
It is an axiom among magicians that the magician has greater power because the audience never knows what is coming. Chances are that when something unexpected happens, the audience will, as they did with my link to the mike stand, regard the occurrence as planned. This fact gives the performer a decided advantage. If you Accept whatever happens as a gift, the audience will likely never know the sprites struck.
React
Accepting is not the same as compliance. Even when something unexpected occurs,
you should still take charge. React with an aura of confidence knowing that you are
prepared. Ironically, the amount of preparation you have engaged in will rebound to
your advantage. Your client will be impressed by the amount of preparation you
went to the deliver for them. In this perverse sense you should welcome the sprites.
Your reaction to their mischief will only make you look more professional.
Enjoy
You’ve planned, rehearsed, explored, protected, accepted and reacted. The final
step is to simply Enjoy whatever happens. You control the dynamic so relax and
place your focus where it belongs, on your audience. This focus will drive the sprites
crazy.
A Show Biz Tradition
So, remember to P-R-E-P-
The heart of any business is the connection it has with other businesses and individuals that it can call upon to help meet its needs. Networking - any activity designed to create, maintain and utilize interpersonal connections - is an essential business skill. But not all business people take the time to truly master. However, without a solid understanding of how to network effectively and efficiently, no business can make the vital connections that it needs to survive and prosper in today's super-connected economy. Here are some tips you can use to increase your networking - and business - successGo with a goal. One of the first and most common mistakes that people make when entering a networking situation (planned or otherwise) is to fail to have a firm goal in mind. Are you looking to acquire new prospects, meet colleagues for possible collaborations, create a mutual referral partnership, create name recognition for you and your business, find funding or just "shop around" for interesting news and trends you can use? If you haven't taken the time to determine what your goals are for the encounters ahead, you will hav
One time, when I was attending an American Society for Training and Development International Conference and Exposition, a featured speaker began by saying that this opportunity to present in front of his/her colleagues was the completion of a lifelong dream. It was a bad choice of words. The audience responded enthusiastically. The sprites responding by freezing the presenter’s laptop.
The presenter apologized and asked permission to reboot. As the computer tried to recover, the presenter stalled. 10,000 people waited … and waited … and waited. After 10 minutes and a different computer hookup, the presentation finally began.
I had been forgiving up to that point. After all, the sprites can attack anyone. It is what occurred next that astounded me. The presenter could have continued without waiting for the PowerPoint to reload, but had not prepared for a sprite attack.
I’ve seen the sprites attack other presenters too. At the 2002 ASTD conference a famous presenter was discussing the proper usage of PowerPoint slides. Again the sprites pounced. There was a misspelling on a slide and a participant told the presenter so. The presenter interrupted the presentation and changed the slide as the entire audience waited. The sprite no doubt laughed.
In 2003 I was the presenter attacked. As I began a discussion of the distractions cell phones cause during modern training programs, a sprite commanded my computer to download software. I was forced to, like those presenters before me, halt my presentation and deal with a sprite.
All three examples are true. All put the presenter on the spot. All inconvenienced the audience. All were avoidable. In this article, I hope to help you outsmart the sprites by examining the extensive preparations show biz professionals practice. In fact the acronym for those preparations is P.R.E.P.A.R.E. We will discuss each of the steps in the acronym sequentially, beginning with Plan.
Plan The Plan is the most critical part of any performance but the least noticed by the audience. To gain insight into the length Hollywood goes when planning a movie, consider the current movie phenomenon The Lord of the Rings. The extended DVD version of The Fellowship of the Ring features hours of material showcasing the years of planning that went into that production including concept development, scripting, storyboarding, scenic selection, character development, music creation and actor casting. All these details added to the success of the film. Any one of them handled poorly could have ruined it.
Presentations, although not as involved, still require planning. That planning often starts with a concept that is developed into a script. I realize that some presenters prefer an outline. Outlines do offer spontaneity. But what they lack is specificity. A show biz production contains a myriad of details not readily apparent in an outline. The very act of scripting places a discipline on the performance that cannot be obtained in any other way.
For an example where the stakes can literally be life or death, consider the legal profession. Lawyers script their opening and closing arguments, witnesses script their testimony, and judges script the explanations of their rulings. They plan what they will say in the courtroom so that it will be factually correct and logically thought through.
Scripting forces you to determine exactly what you mean, how what you mean connects with what you’ve already said, and how what you will say leads inevitably to a grand finale where every detail of the performance connects. So therefore, the first step in foiling the sprites is to capture it all on paper.
Rehearse In entertainment you can spot the true professionals. They Rehearse so much that they look unrehearsed. They “flow.” Flow occurs when you know something so completely that concentration is no longer required (much like our daily commutes: we’ve rehearsed that drive for months).
Constant, repetitious, mind-numbing rehearsal beyond endurance is the price performers pay to achieve flow. They examine the script line by line to plot the logistics of the performance. They determine where the props should be placed, how each item and person will get from point “A” to point “B” and correct disconnects in the script. These run-throughs, although tedious and time consuming, eliminate many of the flaws that attract sprites. As a result the performer becomes one with the presentation.
Explore With practice and repetition behind you and flow in front of you, the sprites must seek another opening. They look for the unexpected. Accordingly, you should take time to Explore all the potential unplanned challenges. Some people accuse me of being an “Eeyore” on this subject because I over-think potential calamities.
It is true that I spend a great deal of time exploring what could go wrong. I ask
myself a number of questions:
* What technology issues could pop up?
* What questions might the audience ask?
* What would a heckler say?
* Are there any electrical wires to trip over?
* What health problems could someone in the audience have during presentation?
I explore these potential dangers not because I am a pessimist, but because the
more emergencies I envision, the less likely the sprites are to surprise me.
Protect
Once you have identified a potential challenge, you should Protect yourself from it
by devising a solution. You should then protect yourself again by devising a solution
for the solution. You should ask yourself, “What’s the backup plan?” Then ask
yourself, “What’s the backup plan for the backup plan?” Finally, ask yourself, “What’s
the backup plan for the backup backup plan?”
For example, consider technology issues and ask yourself, “What if the laptop crashed?” Then determine to bring backup overhead slides just in case. Next ask yourself, “What if the overhead projector light bulb blows?” Then resolve to bring an extra light bulb with you. Finally ask yourself, “What if that light doesn’t work?” Then learn to present without your slides just in case.
Here’s an example from my own experience. In My Training With A Beat presentation, I demonstrate the various uses for music in learning environments. Without music there can be no presentation. I have protected my clients (and myself) by integrating the music into the PowerPoint presentation. I then travel with the music on a backup CD-ROM and a back-up audiocassette. As an extra precaution, I have recorded the music onto a VHS tape so that, even if all the usual audio channels are unavailable to me, I can play the music on a TV. On the remote chance that all these mediums should become demagnetized, I also carry several emergency musical CDs.
Accept
In improv training, comedians are taught to welcome the unexpected, to treat sprite
surprises as gifts. These gifts lead to new discoveries. I will never forget the time, as
a magician performing the linking rings (eight rings link and unlink at will), a mike
stand got in the way. Much to my surprise, the sprites linked a ring to the mike
stand! Even more surprising was the audience reaction. They applauded! That bit
immediately became a part of my act.
It is an axiom among magicians that the magician has greater power because the audience never knows what is coming. Chances are that when something unexpected happens, the audience will, as they did with my link to the mike stand, regard the occurrence as planned. This fact gives the performer a decided advantage. If you Accept whatever happens as a gift, the audience will likely never know the sprites struck.
React
Accepting is not the same as compliance. Even when something unexpected occurs,
you should still take charge. React with an aura of confidence knowing that you are
prepared. Ironically, the amount of preparation you have engaged in will rebound to
your advantage. Your client will be impressed by the amount of preparation you
went to the deliver for them. In this perverse sense you should welcome the sprites.
Your reaction to their mischief will only make you look more professional.
Enjoy
You’ve planned, rehearsed, explored, protected, accepted and reacted. The final
step is to simply Enjoy whatever happens. You control the dynamic so relax and
place your focus where it belongs, on your audience. This focus will drive the sprites
crazy.
A Show Biz Tradition
So, remember to P-R-E-P-A
Precision metal stamping is the process of making 3-dimensional metal parts, lettering and other embossing. This is a kind of metal stamping used mostly for decorative purposes. It is similar to normal metal stamping, which is the process of molding metal into different shapes and sizes. The products obtained through metal stamping are used as components for some larger products in other industries. The most common metals and alloys used for precision metal stamping are copper, aluminum, brass, beryllium, nickel, nickel silver, steel, stainless steel, phos bronze and titanium.Precision metal stamping is applicable to many industries like computers, electronics, electrical, dental, aerospace, instrumentation, military specs, defense, telecom and automotives. There are many methods in precision metal stamping for producing stamped prototypes. Blank creation is one such method. Blank creation involves the creation of a flat state of the component. The flat blank sheet is then used to make the part’s features. In blank creation, there are many processes like nibbling, chemical etching, water jet cutting, wire EDM, punch and die.<
All three examples are true. All put the presenter on the spot. All inconvenienced the audience. All were avoidable. In this article, I hope to help you outsmart the sprites by examining the extensive preparations show biz professionals practice. In fact the acronym for those preparations is P.R.E.P.A.R.E. We will discuss each of the steps in the acronym sequentially, beginning with Plan.
Plan The Plan is the most critical part of any performance but the least noticed by the audience. To gain insight into the length Hollywood goes when planning a movie, consider the current movie phenomenon The Lord of the Rings. The extended DVD version of The Fellowship of the Ring features hours of material showcasing the years of planning that went into that production including concept development, scripting, storyboarding, scenic selection, character development, music creation and actor casting. All these details added to the success of the film. Any one of them handled poorly could have ruined it.
Presentations, although not as involved, still require planning. That planning often starts with a concept that is developed into a script. I realize that some presenters prefer an outline. Outlines do offer spontaneity. But what they lack is specificity. A show biz production contains a myriad of details not readily apparent in an outline. The very act of scripting places a discipline on the performance that cannot be obtained in any other way.
For an example where the stakes can literally be life or death, consider the legal profession. Lawyers script their opening and closing arguments, witnesses script their testimony, and judges script the explanations of their rulings. They plan what they will say in the courtroom so that it will be factually correct and logically thought through.
Scripting forces you to determine exactly what you mean, how what you mean connects with what you’ve already said, and how what you will say leads inevitably to a grand finale where every detail of the performance connects. So therefore, the first step in foiling the sprites is to capture it all on paper.
Rehearse In entertainment you can spot the true professionals. They Rehearse so much that they look unrehearsed. They “flow.” Flow occurs when you know something so completely that concentration is no longer required (much like our daily commutes: we’ve rehearsed that drive for months).
Constant, repetitious, mind-numbing rehearsal beyond endurance is the price performers pay to achieve flow. They examine the script line by line to plot the logistics of the performance. They determine where the props should be placed, how each item and person will get from point “A” to point “B” and correct disconnects in the script. These run-throughs, although tedious and time consuming, eliminate many of the flaws that attract sprites. As a result the performer becomes one with the presentation.
Explore With practice and repetition behind you and flow in front of you, the sprites must seek another opening. They look for the unexpected. Accordingly, you should take time to Explore all the potential unplanned challenges. Some people accuse me of being an “Eeyore” on this subject because I over-think potential calamities.
It is true that I spend a great deal of time exploring what could go wrong. I ask
myself a number of questions:
* What technology issues could pop up?
* What questions might the audience ask?
* What would a heckler say?
* Are there any electrical wires to trip over?
* What health problems could someone in the audience have during presentation?
I explore these potential dangers not because I am a pessimist, but because the
more emergencies I envision, the less likely the sprites are to surprise me.
Protect
Once you have identified a potential challenge, you should Protect yourself from it
by devising a solution. You should then protect yourself again by devising a solution
for the solution. You should ask yourself, “What’s the backup plan?” Then ask
yourself, “What’s the backup plan for the backup plan?” Finally, ask yourself, “What’s
the backup plan for the backup backup plan?”
For example, consider technology issues and ask yourself, “What if the laptop crashed?” Then determine to bring backup overhead slides just in case. Next ask yourself, “What if the overhead projector light bulb blows?” Then resolve to bring an extra light bulb with you. Finally ask yourself, “What if that light doesn’t work?” Then learn to present without your slides just in case.
Here’s an example from my own experience. In My Training With A Beat presentation, I demonstrate the various uses for music in learning environments. Without music there can be no presentation. I have protected my clients (and myself) by integrating the music into the PowerPoint presentation. I then travel with the music on a backup CD-ROM and a back-up audiocassette. As an extra precaution, I have recorded the music onto a VHS tape so that, even if all the usual audio channels are unavailable to me, I can play the music on a TV. On the remote chance that all these mediums should become demagnetized, I also carry several emergency musical CDs.
Accept
In improv training, comedians are taught to welcome the unexpected, to treat sprite
surprises as gifts. These gifts lead to new discoveries. I will never forget the time, as
a magician performing the linking rings (eight rings link and unlink at will), a mike
stand got in the way. Much to my surprise, the sprites linked a ring to the mike
stand! Even more surprising was the audience reaction. They applauded! That bit
immediately became a part of my act.
It is an axiom among magicians that the magician has greater power because the audience never knows what is coming. Chances are that when something unexpected happens, the audience will, as they did with my link to the mike stand, regard the occurrence as planned. This fact gives the performer a decided advantage. If you Accept whatever happens as a gift, the audience will likely never know the sprites struck.
React
Accepting is not the same as compliance. Even when something unexpected occurs,
you should still take charge. React with an aura of confidence knowing that you are
prepared. Ironically, the amount of preparation you have engaged in will rebound to
your advantage. Your client will be impressed by the amount of preparation you
went to the deliver for them. In this perverse sense you should welcome the sprites.
Your reaction to their mischief will only make you look more professional.
Enjoy
You’ve planned, rehearsed, explored, protected, accepted and reacted. The final
step is to simply Enjoy whatever happens. You control the dynamic so relax and
place your focus where it belongs, on your audience. This focus will drive the sprites
crazy.
A Show Biz Tradition
So, remember to P-R-E-P-
The Internet has made job hunting online much, much easier for everyone involved. Employers can post their job listings online and search resume databases while job hunters can search the listings and place their resume in online databases. As easy as things have become, it can still be difficult to job hunt online. Here are five tips that will make your efforts much more successful.1. Customize Your Cover Letter and ResumeDon't send the same generic cover letter and resume to every potential employer. If you are applying for a specific job, then you should tailor your cover letter and resume to that job and company. Otherwise, they are stuck reading your generic information when you could be making a real impression by informing them about the things that are most relevant to that position.2. Post Only Public InformationDon't post private information if you are applying for a job in the U.S. Age, race, and other personal information is not required here in order to get a job. Additionally, be sure that you simply say that references are available upon request since you don't want your reference's private i
Scripting forces you to determine exactly what you mean, how what you mean connects with what you’ve already said, and how what you will say leads inevitably to a grand finale where every detail of the performance connects. So therefore, the first step in foiling the sprites is to capture it all on paper.
Rehearse In entertainment you can spot the true professionals. They Rehearse so much that they look unrehearsed. They “flow.” Flow occurs when you know something so completely that concentration is no longer required (much like our daily commutes: we’ve rehearsed that drive for months).
Constant, repetitious, mind-numbing rehearsal beyond endurance is the price performers pay to achieve flow. They examine the script line by line to plot the logistics of the performance. They determine where the props should be placed, how each item and person will get from point “A” to point “B” and correct disconnects in the script. These run-throughs, although tedious and time consuming, eliminate many of the flaws that attract sprites. As a result the performer becomes one with the presentation.
Explore With practice and repetition behind you and flow in front of you, the sprites must seek another opening. They look for the unexpected. Accordingly, you should take time to Explore all the potential unplanned challenges. Some people accuse me of being an “Eeyore” on this subject because I over-think potential calamities.
It is true that I spend a great deal of time exploring what could go wrong. I ask
myself a number of questions:
* What technology issues could pop up?
* What questions might the audience ask?
* What would a heckler say?
* Are there any electrical wires to trip over?
* What health problems could someone in the audience have during presentation?
I explore these potential dangers not because I am a pessimist, but because the
more emergencies I envision, the less likely the sprites are to surprise me.
Protect
Once you have identified a potential challenge, you should Protect yourself from it
by devising a solution. You should then protect yourself again by devising a solution
for the solution. You should ask yourself, “What’s the backup plan?” Then ask
yourself, “What’s the backup plan for the backup plan?” Finally, ask yourself, “What’s
the backup plan for the backup backup plan?”
For example, consider technology issues and ask yourself, “What if the laptop crashed?” Then determine to bring backup overhead slides just in case. Next ask yourself, “What if the overhead projector light bulb blows?” Then resolve to bring an extra light bulb with you. Finally ask yourself, “What if that light doesn’t work?” Then learn to present without your slides just in case.
Here’s an example from my own experience. In My Training With A Beat presentation, I demonstrate the various uses for music in learning environments. Without music there can be no presentation. I have protected my clients (and myself) by integrating the music into the PowerPoint presentation. I then travel with the music on a backup CD-ROM and a back-up audiocassette. As an extra precaution, I have recorded the music onto a VHS tape so that, even if all the usual audio channels are unavailable to me, I can play the music on a TV. On the remote chance that all these mediums should become demagnetized, I also carry several emergency musical CDs.
Accept
In improv training, comedians are taught to welcome the unexpected, to treat sprite
surprises as gifts. These gifts lead to new discoveries. I will never forget the time, as
a magician performing the linking rings (eight rings link and unlink at will), a mike
stand got in the way. Much to my surprise, the sprites linked a ring to the mike
stand! Even more surprising was the audience reaction. They applauded! That bit
immediately became a part of my act.
It is an axiom among magicians that the magician has greater power because the audience never knows what is coming. Chances are that when something unexpected happens, the audience will, as they did with my link to the mike stand, regard the occurrence as planned. This fact gives the performer a decided advantage. If you Accept whatever happens as a gift, the audience will likely never know the sprites struck.
React
Accepting is not the same as compliance. Even when something unexpected occurs,
you should still take charge. React with an aura of confidence knowing that you are
prepared. Ironically, the amount of preparation you have engaged in will rebound to
your advantage. Your client will be impressed by the amount of preparation you
went to the deliver for them. In this perverse sense you should welcome the sprites.
Your reaction to their mischief will only make you look more professional.
Enjoy
You’ve planned, rehearsed, explored, protected, accepted and reacted. The final
step is to simply Enjoy whatever happens. You control the dynamic so relax and
place your focus where it belongs, on your audience. This focus will drive the sprites
crazy.
A Show Biz Tradition
So, remember to P-R-E-P-
A huge part of putting the networking puzzle together is figuring out with whom you want and need to do business. Until that decision is made, most are just going to be doing surface networking. To compare this to a road, if a good foundation is not there, the road cracks and crumbles constantly, causing repair work to be a recurring. It is a never ending cycle, one where the road crew never gets ahead.Once a target market or niche is selected, networking can be more focused. Instead of going to all events, the sales person will choose those where he or she can meet and rub elbows with those who can best provide work. This business development person becomes more of an expert in one area, whether it is locale or industry. He/She become known within the niche, and are looked at as an authority. Instead of being known as a sales person, the sales person will become a resource.Every industry or area has its lingo. To be seen as part of a group, it makes sense to read the trade journals of the industry or the local newspaper of a specific area. These reading assignments are the foundation in learning and then talkin
* What would a heckler say?
* Are there any electrical wires to trip over?
* What health problems could someone in the audience have during presentation?
I explore these potential dangers not because I am a pessimist, but because the more emergencies I envision, the less likely the sprites are to surprise me.
Protect
Once you have identified a potential challenge, you should Protect yourself from it
by devising a solution. You should then protect yourself again by devising a solution
for the solution. You should ask yourself, “What’s the backup plan?” Then ask
yourself, “What’s the backup plan for the backup plan?” Finally, ask yourself, “What’s
the backup plan for the backup backup plan?”
For example, consider technology issues and ask yourself, “What if the laptop crashed?” Then determine to bring backup overhead slides just in case. Next ask yourself, “What if the overhead projector light bulb blows?” Then resolve to bring an extra light bulb with you. Finally ask yourself, “What if that light doesn’t work?” Then learn to present without your slides just in case.
Here’s an example from my own experience. In My Training With A Beat presentation, I demonstrate the various uses for music in learning environments. Without music there can be no presentation. I have protected my clients (and myself) by integrating the music into the PowerPoint presentation. I then travel with the music on a backup CD-ROM and a back-up audiocassette. As an extra precaution, I have recorded the music onto a VHS tape so that, even if all the usual audio channels are unavailable to me, I can play the music on a TV. On the remote chance that all these mediums should become demagnetized, I also carry several emergency musical CDs.
Accept
In improv training, comedians are taught to welcome the unexpected, to treat sprite
surprises as gifts. These gifts lead to new discoveries. I will never forget the time, as
a magician performing the linking rings (eight rings link and unlink at will), a mike
stand got in the way. Much to my surprise, the sprites linked a ring to the mike
stand! Even more surprising was the audience reaction. They applauded! That bit
immediately became a part of my act.
It is an axiom among magicians that the magician has greater power because the audience never knows what is coming. Chances are that when something unexpected happens, the audience will, as they did with my link to the mike stand, regard the occurrence as planned. This fact gives the performer a decided advantage. If you Accept whatever happens as a gift, the audience will likely never know the sprites struck.
React
Accepting is not the same as compliance. Even when something unexpected occurs,
you should still take charge. React with an aura of confidence knowing that you are
prepared. Ironically, the amount of preparation you have engaged in will rebound to
your advantage. Your client will be impressed by the amount of preparation you
went to the deliver for them. In this perverse sense you should welcome the sprites.
Your reaction to their mischief will only make you look more professional.
Enjoy
You’ve planned, rehearsed, explored, protected, accepted and reacted. The final
step is to simply Enjoy whatever happens. You control the dynamic so relax and
place your focus where it belongs, on your audience. This focus will drive the sprites
crazy.
A Show Biz Tradition
So, remember to P-R-E-P-
The Personal Development Entrepreneur Business is skyrocketing all over the world. Personal growth is the number one natural resource for empowering yourself on this planet today. Entrepreneurs that spend most of their quality time in personal development are apart of the one percent population that earns around ninety six percent of the money in the world.Why is it that most of the wealthiest people on this planet are highly motivated in applying personal development into their lives and their businesses? It motivates them to be more, to do more, and to have move in their personal lives. Also, it allows them to explore more ideas in developing their organizations and companies to provide better service for customers in a particular market place in the world. Their employees are productive in the work that’s assigned to them because of the leadership within the company which skyrockets sales in the company.Lets look at how wealthy people think and feel on a daily bases in the world. People that are wealthy have certain habits that they do that put them in a mindset of empowerment. They are always thinking of new ideas to
Accept
In improv training, comedians are taught to welcome the unexpected, to treat sprite
surprises as gifts. These gifts lead to new discoveries. I will never forget the time, as
a magician performing the linking rings (eight rings link and unlink at will), a mike
stand got in the way. Much to my surprise, the sprites linked a ring to the mike
stand! Even more surprising was the audience reaction. They applauded! That bit
immediately became a part of my act.
It is an axiom among magicians that the magician has greater power because the audience never knows what is coming. Chances are that when something unexpected happens, the audience will, as they did with my link to the mike stand, regard the occurrence as planned. This fact gives the performer a decided advantage. If you Accept whatever happens as a gift, the audience will likely never know the sprites struck.
React
Accepting is not the same as compliance. Even when something unexpected occurs,
you should still take charge. React with an aura of confidence knowing that you are
prepared. Ironically, the amount of preparation you have engaged in will rebound to
your advantage. Your client will be impressed by the amount of preparation you
went to the deliver for them. In this perverse sense you should welcome the sprites.
Your reaction to their mischief will only make you look more professional.
Enjoy
You’ve planned, rehearsed, explored, protected, accepted and reacted. The final
step is to simply Enjoy whatever happens. You control the dynamic so relax and
place your focus where it belongs, on your audience. This focus will drive the sprites
crazy.
A Show Biz Tradition
So, remember to P-R-E-P-A-R-E. And as a wish for luck (and in case the sprites are
listening), break a leg!
Visit Lenn on line at www.offbeattraining.com lennmillbower@offbeattraining.com
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