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[Coop and Dino singing]

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There's an old saying that goes something like this... [Book opens with old sayings]

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“You can never be too prepared.”

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And for the most part, it's true.

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Going skydiving? [Man jumps out of a plane]

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Better triple…no, quadruple check that the parachutes are ready to go.

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Going camping for the week?

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There's no such thing as too much preparation. [Woman swats a fly off her arm]

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Just imagine a week in the forest without bug spray.

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Unless you've ever wanted to see if your entire body can become one giant bug bite, we wouldn't [Girl running away from flies]

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recommend it…

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But here's the thing.

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It's great to be prepared for your presentation.

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Actually, scratch that – you should always be well-prepared for your presentation.

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But if you're so prepared that you end up following your script word-for-word without [Girl reading a script]

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paying attention to your surroundings, well, you might miss a few things…

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…like that giant T-Rex wearing a bonnet.

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And you wouldn't want to miss something that awesome.

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Okay, fine, there's no t-rex in a bonnet. [Girl in the hall and teacher appears]

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What we meant is you should always pay attention to your audience.

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Seriously!

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Even in your preparation process, you should prepare to do this! [Coop discussing how to present]

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Why?

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Think of the best speaker you know.

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Maybe it's someone on television…or a member of your family…or even your favorite teacher. [Boy thinking of people who are good speakers]

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Think of how that person engages their audience.

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Chances are, they stand up straight, they speak clearly, and they use a variety of short and

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long sentences.

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But most importantly, they probably keep a watchful eye on their audience in order to [Dino discussing how to engage with the audience]

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get a better sense of how everything is going.

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Because what if you look out into your crowd and see that everyone looks downright confused? [Students looking confused]

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Well, then you might need to slow down your pacing or try to explain things in a simpler way.

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Or, if your audience looks super bored, then you'll probably want to speed things up and

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get extra-dramatic in order to keep them interested.

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Effective speakers change their presentation on the fly in order to meet the needs of the [Coop discussing how to be an effective speaker]

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audience – and that's what you should try and do too!

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And while we know this might sound a bit difficult – don't fret. [Girl playing an instrument on stage]

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It'll all come naturally to you with enough practice.

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And don't forget that human beings love to hear stories – which means that your audience [Old man telling a girl a story]

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WANTS to hear what you have to say.

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And if, no matter HOW hard you try, you can't seem to keep your audience from looking bored...

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Well, that's when you get the hose out. [Water sprayed across students]

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Sleepy now????

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We didn't THINK so. [Students running after being sprayed with water]

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