Are You a Coward?
Sep 16
Well, if you rehearse your speeches, you might just be, according to Jackson Browne. Seth Godin has an interesting post today about this advice. Consider his closing comment:
A well-rehearsed performance will go without a hitch. An explorer seeks the hitches, because hitches are the fissures and chasms that help us leap forward.
Do you rehearse all of your speeches? Have you tried giving an impromptu speech, or does that prospect seem worse than death?
I believe that rehearsal is ok in many circumstances. Over-rehearsal is tantamount to killing all of the life from a speech. Feeling confident that you can deliver a quality speech with little to no rehearsal is priceless.
Next time an speaker opening appears on the agenda, give it a go.
I love Seth Gdin and I read his blog every day, but his post today was nonsense! Sure, you don’t want to rehearse to the point of memorizing, but good rehearsal is editing of your words and movement as a speaker. Godin has never once published a book that wasn’t edited. Speeches can’t really be edited without being rehearsed on video and then reviewed.
I understand what you are saying TJ. Rehearsal in moderation can help.
I think it depends on where one’s need for rehearsal comes from. If it comes from the place of not wanting to make a mistake, then where is the growth? If it comes from a place of learning, or exploration, then I think it leads to growth.