Avoid caffeinated beverages, avoid sugar, eat light, drink eight glasses of water the day before you present.

Stretch before you present. Raise your confidence with a power pose.

Breathe deeply, have faith. Well, having faith, that's the hard part.

But these are good tips. Mary, will you make sure I do this next time we have to speak in public?

Yeah, I'll make a file. Thanks.

Hi and welcome to Happier and Hollywood. The podcast about how to be happier, healthier,

sainter, more creative, more successful, and more productive in a back-biting, superficial,

chaotic, unpredictable, fundamentally insane world.

I'm Sarah Fane, a TV writer and producer living in LA, and with me is my high school friend

and writing partner of 18 years, Liz. That's me and Liz Kraft. On this podcast, we talk about being

writers in Hollywood, how we balance a career in friendship, and how to survive the more of a

Christian that is life in Los Angeles. Yes, and today we're going to talk to speech writer and

presentation coach Barbara Seymour Giordano. Liz, you met Barbara at Oprah's house, I believe?

That's right. So I did. When Gretchen and I went to Oprah's for her book launch,

I met Barbara and she was there with Amy Purti, who's a Paralympic bronze medalist in snowboarding.

Amy lost both legs to men and Gytus and she gave a TED talk that went viral that Barbara helped

her shape and prepare for. So we'll link to that in the website too. It's a great talk.

Yes, and almost everyone struggles with public speaking. I want to know where she stands on beta

blockers, Liz. Me too. And then we have a Hollywood hack that will hopefully be the last time I

ever talk about my hair color situation. Oh, Sarah, there's always more to say.

We've also got our latest hits and bombs. Sarah, you have a hit this week, a very sweet hit,

and I have a bomb. I failed to live up to my word of the year, which is control, but we'll get to that

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