The 30 seconds before you go on stage or join a call shape how people see you. The speaker reminds themselves to be nice and understanding each time, and says forgetting that shift changes how they come across. A quick personal checklist before speaking keeps your impression consistent.
You have an hour on stage, but the thing that somebody says right before you get on stage completely affects all of the rest of it. I see the call the exact same way, like the first 30 seconds, really even less than that. Just like how you enter the call completely shifts their perception of like where you sit in the world. I mean, I do this all the time. It's like I have to remind myself like every time before I get up on stage, I'm like, be nice, be understanding. You know what I mean? Like these people all came from a long way. It's like I have to like, I have to, I say it every time. And if I forget it, I don't come off the same way. You guys might have different things that you're reminding yourself of before you get in. But I think having that little checklist is probably like super strong.
