I would like to spend between 2-3 hours per week of dedicated script rehearsal time. It seems to be very difficult to create sufficient time for this purpose. I have thought of doing it in a block on a Monday morning or a Saturday morning, but then I lack the immediacy of "real world" feedback. I don't want to interrupt Client Acquisition Time partly because of the lack of focus and partly because of the inability to fully predict when client interaction will be necessary. I also find myself unable to honor a regular morning or evening schedule for this purpose.

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Last updated: 20 Nov, 2019

I recommend that you listen to recordings of yourself implementing the processes in the real world during your commute time, other drive time where possible, and during some of your exercise time. You will find this especially valuable when you have a recording of yourself that exactly, or close to exact, of how you would like to implement every time. It's more important to be implementing in the real world than it is to practice just for practice sake. You get enough of that at the Academy.

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