| In Medieval times people believed that
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| | great deal of time exploring what could
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| when mischievous sprites heard you wish
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| | go wrong. I ask
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| for
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| | myself a number of questions:
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| something they would make the opposite
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| | * What technology issues could pop up?
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| happen. Many show biz professionals still
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| | * What questions might the audience ask?
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| | * What would a heckler say?
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| believe in them. I can attest to their
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| | * Are there any electrical wires to trip
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| existence. I have seen them in action.One
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| | over?
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| time, when I was attending an American
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| | * What health problems could someone in
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| Society for Training and Development
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| | the audience have during presentation?
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| International Conference and Exposition,
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| | I explore these potential dangers not
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| a featured speaker began by saying that
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| | because I am a pessimist, but because the
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| this opportunity to present in front of
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| his/her colleagues was the completion of
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| | more emergencies I envision, the less
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| a
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| | likely the sprites are to surprise
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| lifelong dream. It was a bad choice of
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| | me.Protect
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| words. The audience responded
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| | Once you have identified a potential
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| enthusiastically. The sprites responding
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| | challenge, you should Protect yourself
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| by freezing the presenter's laptop.The
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| | from it
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| presenter apologized and asked permission
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| | by devising a solution. You should then
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| to reboot. As the computer tried to
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| | protect yourself again by devising a
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| recover, the presenter stalled. 10,000
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| | solution
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| people waited ... and waited ... and
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| | for the solution. You should ask
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| waited.
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| | yourself, "What's the backup plan?" Then
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| After 10 minutes and a different
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| | ask
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| computer hookup, the presentation finally
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| | yourself, "What's the backup plan for
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| began.I had been forgiving up to that
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| | the backup plan?" Finally, ask yourself,
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| point. After all, the sprites can attack
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| | "What's
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| anyone. It is
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| | the backup plan for the backup backup
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| what occurred next that astounded me.
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| | plan?"For example, consider technology
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| The presenter could have continued
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| | issues and ask yourself, "What if the
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| without
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| | laptop
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| waiting for the PowerPoint to reload,
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| | crashed?" Then determine to bring backup
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| but had not prepared for a sprite
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| | overhead slides just in case. Next ask
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| attack.I've seen the sprites attack other
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| | yourself, "What if the overhead
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| presenters too. At the 2002 ASTD
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| | projector light bulb blows?" Then resolve
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| conference a
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| | to bring an
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| famous presenter was discussing the
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| | extra light bulb with you. Finally ask
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| proper usage of PowerPoint slides. Again
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| | yourself, "What if that light doesn't
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| the
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| | work?"
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| sprites pounced. There was a misspelling
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| | Then learn to present without your
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| on a slide and a participant told the
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| | slides just in case.Here's an example
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| presenter so. The presenter interrupted
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| | from my own experience. In My Training
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| the presentation and changed the slide as
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| | With A Beat
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| | presentation, I demonstrate the various
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| the entire audience waited. The sprite
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| | uses for music in learning environments.
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| no doubt laughed.In 2003 I was the
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| | Without music there can be no
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| presenter attacked. As I began a
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| | presentation. I have protected my clients
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| discussion of the distractions cell
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| | (and
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| phones cause during modern training
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| | myself) by integrating the music into
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| programs, a sprite commanded my computer
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| | the PowerPoint presentation. I then
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| to download software. I was forced to,
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| | travel with
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| like those presenters before me, halt my
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| | the music on a backup CD-ROM and a
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| presentation and deal with a sprite.All
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| | back-up audiocassette. As an extra
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| three examples are true. All put the
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| | precaution, I have recorded the music
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| presenter on the spot. All inconvenienced
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| | onto a VHS tape so that, even if all the
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| | usual
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| the audience. All were avoidable. In
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| | audio channels are unavailable to me, I
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| this article, I hope to help you outsmart
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| | can play the music on a TV. On the remote
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| the
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| sprites by examining the extensive
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| | chance that all these mediums should
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| preparations show biz professionals
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| | become demagnetized, I also carry several
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| practice. In
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| fact the acronym for those preparations
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| | emergency musical CDs.Accept
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| is P.R.E.P.A.R.E. We will discuss each of
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| | In improv training, comedians are taught
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| the
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| | to welcome the unexpected, to treat
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| steps in the acronym sequentially,
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| | sprite
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| beginning with Plan.Plan
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| | surprises as gifts. These gifts lead to
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| The Plan is the most critical part of
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| | new discoveries. I will never forget the
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| any performance but the least noticed by
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| | time, as
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| the
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| | a magician performing the linking rings
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| audience. To gain insight into the
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| | (eight rings link and unlink at will), a
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| length Hollywood goes when planning a
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| | mike
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| movie,
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| | stand got in the way. Much to my
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| consider the current movie phenomenon
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| | surprise, the sprites linked a ring to
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| The Lord of the Rings. The extended DVD
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| | the mike
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| version of The Fellowship of the Ring
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| | stand! Even more surprising was the
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| features hours of material showcasing the
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| | audience reaction. They applauded! That
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| | bit
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| years of planning that went into that
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| | immediately became a part of my act.It
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| production including concept development,
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| | is an axiom among magicians that the
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| | magician has greater power because the
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| scripting, storyboarding, scenic
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| | audience never knows what is coming.
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| selection, character development, music
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| | Chances are that when something
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| creation
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| | unexpected happens, the audience will,
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| and actor casting. All these details
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| | as they did with my link to the mike
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| added to the success of the film. Any one
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| | stand,
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| of
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| | regard the occurrence as planned. This
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| them handled poorly could have ruined
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| | fact gives the performer a decided
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| it.Presentations, although not as
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| | advantage. If you Accept whatever
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| involved, still require planning. That
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| | happens as a gift, the audience will
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| planning often
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| | likely never
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| starts with a concept that is developed
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| | know the sprites struck.React
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| into a script. I realize that some
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| | Accepting is not the same as compliance.
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| presenters
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| | Even when something unexpected occurs,
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| prefer an outline. Outlines do offer
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| | you should still take charge. React with
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| spontaneity. But what they lack is
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| | an aura of confidence knowing that you
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| specificity. A
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| | are
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| show biz production contains a myriad of
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| | prepared. Ironically, the amount of
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| details not readily apparent in an
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| | preparation you have engaged in will
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| outline.
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| | rebound to
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| The very act of scripting places a
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| | your advantage. Your client will be
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| discipline on the performance that cannot
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| | impressed by the amount of preparation
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| be
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| | you
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| obtained in any other way.For an example
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| | went to the deliver for them. In this
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| where the stakes can literally be life or
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| | perverse sense you should welcome the
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| death, consider the legal
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| | sprites.
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| profession. Lawyers script their opening
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| | Your reaction to their mischief will
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| and closing arguments, witnesses script
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| | only make you look more
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| their testimony, and judges script the
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| | professional.Enjoy
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| explanations of their rulings. They plan
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| | You've planned, rehearsed, explored,
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| what
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| | protected, accepted and reacted. The
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| they will say in the courtroom so that
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| | final
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| it will be factually correct and
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| | step is to simply Enjoy whatever
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| logically
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| | happens. You control the dynamic so relax
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| thought through.Scripting forces you to
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| | and
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| determine exactly what you mean, how what
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| | place your focus where it belongs, on
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| you mean
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| | your audience. This focus will drive the
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| connects with what you've already said,
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| | sprites
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| and how what you will say leads
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| | crazy.A Show Biz Tradition
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| inevitably
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| | So, remember to P-R-E-P-A-R-E. And as a
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| to a grand finale where every detail of
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| | wish for luck (and in case the sprites
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| the performance connects. So therefore,
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| | are
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| the
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| | listening), break a leg!Visit Lenn on
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| first step in foiling the sprites is to
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| | line at
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| capture it all on paper.Rehearse
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| | Lenn Millbower, BM, MA, the
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| In entertainment you can spot the true
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| | Learnertainment(R) Trainer is an expert
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| professionals. They Rehearse so much that
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| | in applying
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| | show biz techniques to learning. He is
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| they look unrehearsed. They "flow." Flow
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| | the author of the ASTD Info-Line,
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| occurs when you know something so
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| | Music as a Training Tool, focused on the
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| completely that concentration is no
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| | practical application of music to
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| longer required (much like our daily
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| | learning;
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| commutes:
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| | Show Biz Training, the definitive book
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| we've rehearsed that drive for
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| | on the application of entertainment
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| months).Constant, repetitious,
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| | industry
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| mind-numbing rehearsal beyond endurance
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| | techniques to training; Cartoons for
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| is the price
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| | Trainers, a popular collection of 75
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| performers pay to achieve flow. They
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| | cartoons for
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| examine the script line by line to plot
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| | learning; Game Show Themes for Trainers,
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| the
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| | a best-selling CD of original learning
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| logistics of the performance. They
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| | game music; and Training with a Beat:
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| determine where the props should be
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| | The Teaching Power of Music, the foremost
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| placed,
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| how each item and person will get from
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| | book on the application of music to
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| point "A" to point "B" and correct
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| | learning. Lenn is an in-demand speaker,
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| disconnects in the script. These
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| | with
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| run-throughs, although tedious and time
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| | successful presentations at ASTD
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| consuming, eliminate many of the flaws
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| | 1999-2005 and SHRM 2006; a creative and
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| that attract sprites. As a result the
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| | dynamic instructional designer and
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| performer becomes one with the
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| | facilitator formally with the Disney
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| presentation.Explore
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| | University
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| With practice and repetition behind you
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| | and Disney Institute; an accomplished
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| and flow in front of you, the sprites
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| | arranger-composer skilled in the
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| must
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| | psychological application of music to
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| seek another opening. They look for the
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| | learning; a popular comedian, magician
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| unexpected. Accordingly, you should take
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| | and
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| time to Explore all the potential
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| | musician; and the president of Offbeat
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| unplanned challenges. Some people accuse
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| | Training(R), infusing entertainment-based
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| me of
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| being an "Eeyore" on this subject
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| | techniques into learning to keep 'em
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| because I over-think potential
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| | awake!
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| calamities.It is true that I spend a
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