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Welcome to Before Breakfast, a production of iHeartRadio.
Good morning.
This is Laura.
Welcome to the Before Breakfast podcast.
Today's tip is that for anything high stakes, it is wise to do a trial run.
When you get one chance to nail something important, it pays to practice at least once or twice beforehand.
So you are confident the big event will go well.
Anybody who has done theater, dance or musical performances knows how important rehearsals, including dress rehearsals, can be.
You have to be sure that you can execute the performance well.
Not just in your rehearsal space in your ordinary clothes, but on the actual stage, in costume and with lights and sound.
But rehearsals and trial runs aren't just for the arts.
For instance, if you are giving a big presentation, you should probably run through it in your venue at least once.
That's because preparing a presentation isn't just a matter of putting together a great PowerPoint deck, or even putting together a deck and planning your talking points.
You want to think about what your audience is seeing and experiencing.
When you are sitting at your desk reviewing your slides, you may think you can deliver the presentation well.
But once you get into the presentation space and see that you'll want to be looking at your audience and not back at your slides or even at a confidence monitor, you may realize you need to practice just a little bit more.
Or you may realize that the font that you feared would be awkwardly big is actually a bit small for people sitting in the back of the room.
After a trial run, you can tweak the slides and rehearse more so that you are well prepared and confident for the real thing.
If you are going backpacking, do a trial run to be sure that the gear you are intending to carry all fits into your bag and that you can carry that bag even up a hill.
Oh, you want to make sure those hiking boots fit as well.
If you are hosting your family for Easter and planning to make lamb for the first time, don't.
Instead, do a trial run by making lamb for a first time a couple weeks beforehand, so you can make sure you understand the recipe and get good results.
If you are okay with ordering pizza if things don't pan out, then that is fine.
But it might be worth reducing the stress by knowing how your chosen menu comes together.
For anything where it is important to you that it goes well, don't just leave things to chance.
Do a trial run. so you can see what might go wrong and figure out solutions ahead of time.
Some troubles simply aren't foreseeable, but a great many are.
A trial run will reveal them, so they won't be a problem when it really counts.
In the meantime, this is Laura.
Thanks for listening.
And here's to making the most of our time.
Thanks for listening to Before Breakfast.
If you've got questions, ideas, or feedback, you can reach me at Laura at LauraVanderkam.com.
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I'm Bowen Yang.
And I'm Matt Rogers.
During this season of the Two Guys, Five Rings podcast, in the lead up to the Milan Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic Games, we've been joined by some of our friends.
Hi Bowen, hi Matt.
Hey Elmo.
Hey Matt, hey Bowen.
Hi Cookie.
Hi.
Now the Winter Olympic Games are underway and we are in Italy to give you experiences from our hearts to your ears.
Listen to Two Guys Five Rings on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your podcasts.
In the middle of the night, Saskia awoke in a haze.
Her husband Mike was on his laptop.
What was on his screen would change Saskia's life forever.
I said, I need you to tell me exactly what you're doing.
And immediately, the mask came off.
You're supposed to be safe.
That's your home.
That's your husband.
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