Putting Magic to the Test

Does the magic really happen when you step outside your comfort zone? I put it to the test.

According to one of the zillions of TED talks I watched in preparation for my first proper public speaking gig yesterday it does. So now the talk is over, were they telling the truth? Was there any magic?

After having laughed out loud at Josh Chapman's review of the event (great pony gag https://www.linkedin.com/in/josh-chapman-178261b5/ ), I'd say yes.

The magic wasn't in the fact I did the talk (although 6 months ago when I started practicing I thought I'd need a magic wand to crack it).

The magic before the event was in the people I met along the way who patiently helped me, step by step, to prepare. (The lady in the toilets who came in when I was practicing my superhero pose minutes before my talk probably had a good giggle at my antics- it's a real thing in preparing for public speaking - honest - you can look it up.)

The magic during the event was meeting friends, old and new. The EdTech industry really are a great bunch.

And the magic afterwards, is that I've had some lovely messages from people I'd never met before who found something within the talk that has inspired them, because that's the reason for doing it in the first place.

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