Should you always practice speaking up in a challenging conversation? While rehearsing can be extremely useful for some people and in some situations, it can be a significant barrier in others.

The dangers of practicing before speaking up include giving up too soon, not speaking up at all, not connecting emotionally with who you are talking to, forgetting what you wanted to say, missing out on important information, and sounding robotic.

✔️ Here are nine questions to help you decide if practicing ahead of asserting yourself is helpful or not for a given situation.

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