Watching the Emmys, I couldn’t help but think “why aren’t the nominees prepared?” In the first hour of the show, winners came on stage and said “I’m totally surprised”… “I can’t believe this is happening to me”… or “I’m not great at this stuff”. First of all, you were all nominated. There were only five in your category. That gives you a 1 in 5 chance. Those are good odds. Prepare your acceptance speech. Keep it short. Rehearse it. Don’t cry so that we can’t understand you. Make your thanks specific so we care. And then you will be ready to add a spontaneous comment like Alec Baldwin did when he won, turned to Rob Lowe and said “I’d trade this to look like him”. It worked.

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