Rehearsal Changes Everything | What Public Speaking Taught Me About Confidence | Episode 497

Voices for Voices® · May 12, 2026 · 39m

Practice sounds ordinary until you notice how much of your life depends on it. We dig into the difference between practicing and not practicing, starting with the kinds of incentives that got many of us moving as kids, including the Pizza Hut Book It era where reading at home actually came with a reward. But the real point is bigger: practice is how you build competence, and competence is how you build confidence you can feel in your body.From there, we follow the shift that hits in middle school, college, the trades, and your first job. Nobody gives you a sticker for showing up, and nobody…