Behavior expert Vanessa Van Edwards shares her green-room routine before appearing on the Jennifer Hudson Show. She uses blue eye-drops to reduce redness, does vocal warm-ups, and relies on spontaneous stories instead of scripts. Her prep focuses on a service mindset to calm her nerves before going live.
Come on into my green room. Join me today on a media day, which is a long day, and as a recovering awkward person, is a lot of peopling. I'll show you how I manage. I forgot to tell you what I'm doing today. I was so sleepy. Scott's being creepy. I'm gonna go on Jennifer Hudson today. Friends, this is what it takes. All the gear. One thing I try to think about while I'm getting ready is that I'm of service. I'm sharing information that could help people. This isn't about me, it's about them. And somehow that other focus gets me out of my own head and makes me think about how helpful can I be? And that makes me less nervous. I also love tricks. So blue eye drops make your eyes less red. This is also when I start doing vocal warmups. They sound real cute. Me, my mom. And by real cute, I mean not at all. And I also really don't believe I think that you're better off practicing stories and bullet points and examples because I think that people like a story better than a memorized script. I also believe in contouring. It will blend. If Ned only knew. Woo-hoo! Come on into my green room. Look at the snacks and this. Jessica, we're working so hard. I can hear the audience. Clapping, which actually makes me so nervous. Please welcome behavior expert Vanessa Van Edwards! You feel the love? Liars don't use hand gestures. What? Hey! Whoa! Everyone was too busy. It's cool.
