Yeah, that is really important.<p>I started creating online courses recently and while I can perform well under no pressure in the comfort of my own home while taking as many cuts as I need to get out what I want to say, I have trouble explaining things live to an audience.<p>So far I&#x27;ve gone up twice in front of 70 or so people for only 60 seconds to announce my course. It&#x27;s material I know very well.<p>The first time was pretty bad. Not a total tank, but lots of fumbling around and eventually saying things in a way that wasn&#x27;t very clear at all.<p>The second time was a bit better. It had a rocky start for the first 3-4 seconds (aka. life times when you&#x27;re up there) but I pulled it together and something vaguely coherent came out. I kind of just went into auto-pilot mode with confidence because it&#x27;s something I wrote out like 20 different ways when I was working on my introduction video.<p>I didn&#x27;t study a script for either of them but I practiced what I wanted to say in my head while I was walking to the venue. Probably not the best plan, but I&#x27;ve never been strong at having to memorize long blocks of text, it&#x27;s just not how my brain works.<p>I think you do have to study hard to give a good presentation but being able to improvise is critical, especially if you plan to take questions at the end.