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Old Benjamin also had a collection of wise sayings up his sleeves, such as “If you fail to prepare, you are preparing to fail”. What advice can be wiser than that?
Preparation for an important task ore event—job interview, product launch, presentation, speech, stage performance—is the only way to ensure success. When you are well-prepared, you save energy and time when you’re in the midst of the task. Most important, because you are confident and sure of what you’re going to do and say, you save yourself from being a laughingstock. (Failures are usually laughingstocks.)
The period of preparation comprises three stages:
Stage 1: Research
Gather and study your material. Check the Internet for contents. Contact friends who are knowledgeable about the subject on hand. Suppose you’re going to give a short talk about a healthy lifestyle to prevent diabetes. You have to read up on diabetes and its terrible effects. You need to know whether regular physical exercise and a sensible diet actually reduce the chances of contracting diabetes. You may even have to talk to your neighbourhood doctor or call the Health Promotion Board, just to be sure.
Stage 2. Rehearse
Steve Jobs is reported to carry out rehearsal after rehearsal before he presents a new Apple product on stage. That man really puts in long hours just to make sure everything will be carried out smoothly on the big day itself.
Most of us think that our event is not that important for us to rehearse. This is wrong thinking. Any time you appear “on show”, you must appear at your optimal best. And that means rehearse and rehearse.
Stage 3: Review
Run through the future event in your head. Review and visualise all possible outcomes, especially bad outcomes, so that on the actual day, nothing bad will surprise you.
sources from:
http://lifestyle.www.ns.sg/blog/index.php/flightstick/fail_to_prepare_and_preparing_to_fail/
Preparation for an important task ore event—job interview, product launch, presentation, speech, stage performance—is the only way to ensure success. When you are well-prepared, you save energy and time when you’re in the midst of the task. Most important, because you are confident and sure of what you’re going to do and say, you save yourself from being a laughingstock. (Failures are usually laughingstocks.)
The period of preparation comprises three stages:
Stage 1: Research
Gather and study your material. Check the Internet for contents. Contact friends who are knowledgeable about the subject on hand. Suppose you’re going to give a short talk about a healthy lifestyle to prevent diabetes. You have to read up on diabetes and its terrible effects. You need to know whether regular physical exercise and a sensible diet actually reduce the chances of contracting diabetes. You may even have to talk to your neighbourhood doctor or call the Health Promotion Board, just to be sure.
Stage 2. Rehearse
Steve Jobs is reported to carry out rehearsal after rehearsal before he presents a new Apple product on stage. That man really puts in long hours just to make sure everything will be carried out smoothly on the big day itself.
Most of us think that our event is not that important for us to rehearse. This is wrong thinking. Any time you appear “on show”, you must appear at your optimal best. And that means rehearse and rehearse.
Stage 3: Review
Run through the future event in your head. Review and visualise all possible outcomes, especially bad outcomes, so that on the actual day, nothing bad will surprise you.
sources from:
http://lifestyle.www.ns.sg/blog/index.php/flightstick/fail_to_prepare_and_preparing_to_fail/
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