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How to Be Awesome at Your Job · 2026-10-12 · 41 min · 6,568 words

1188: How to Feel Extra Prepared and Confident for Any Presentation with Kerri Garbis

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Even if you have three minutes before you have to present, if you can simply say that first line. and your closing line once out loud before you walk in the room, you're already gonna be exponentially better than if you only said it in your head. That's Carrie Garbus. She's a CEO of Ovation Communications, where she uses her background in theater to coach leaders on the art of professional presence. She's also the author of Presentation Skills for Managers, and her widely viewed TEDx talk is called How to Rehearse Anything. So learn one, the three stages to prepare for any kind of speaking. Two?

Quick techniques to help reduce your nervousness, and three, why practice feels boring. How to fix it. And you want a quick summary recap of the actual wisdom that Carrie shares, I recommend you sign up for the free Gold Nugget email newsletter found at awesomeatyourjob.com. I'm Pete Bakitis, this is how to be awesome at your job, and now, here's Carrie. Harry, welcome.

Thank you. Welcome to you. Oh, I I well thank you. I feel welcome. I'm excited to learn About Speaking Presenting.

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