Sari Swears

Sari Swears Podcast | Season 8, Ep. 6: How to Get Off Notes (Without Memorizing!)


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We’ve all done it.

Sat at our desk, typing out an opening statement word-for-word, hoping it’ll somehow click once we’re standing in court.

But here’s the thing: The way you practice is the way you’ll perform.

And if you’re only rehearsing in your head, hunched over a keyboard, your brain’s gonna BAIL on you the moment you stand up.

In this week’s podcast episode, I’m breaking down how to FINALLY get off your notes and deliver an opening that’s confident, conversational, and compelling.

I’m giving you:

🗒️ A better way to practice (yes, it’s awkward…at first)

🗒️ My 5-step process to ditch the script

🗒️ And a whole lot of tough love (you know I can’t help myself 😉)

You DO NOT need to memorize your opening. 

You NEED to internalize it.

Tune in NOW! 🎧

Love, Sari 💖

P.S. Spots for the Opening Masterclass (Nov 13–14) are filling up FAST. Lock in your spot NOW. 

 

Quote: 

“The thing you must understand is that you’re not just delivering words. You’re delivering you. If you haven’t practiced your opening out loud—if you haven’t stood in your body, heard your own voice, felt your own fear, worked through it—you won’t connect. The jury will sense the dissonance. And that’s why typing your opening and calling it done is a mistake. The practice is the performance. You’ve got to embody it before you ever walk into court.”

Sari

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