3 Ways to Sound Prepared, Even When You Aren’t
4 min readOct 31, 2021
Woodrow Wilson was once asked how long he needed to prepare a speech.
“That depends on the length of the speech,” answered the President. “If it is a 10-minute speech, it takes me all of two weeks to prepare it; if it is a half hour speech, it takes me a week; if I can talk as long as I want to, it requires no preparation at all. I am ready now.”