Covert Rehearsal: Using Scripts

Kathryn Crawford Saxer Career Management

I often coach my clients around preparing for difficult or challenging questions — and was up at 6 a.m. this morning doing just that. I work with my clients on writing out the story they want to tell, then revising it until it is conversational and direct and focused. And then practicing it. I’ll often tell my clients, “Practice it on the tree outside your door, on the dog, on your friends, on your sweetie. Get to the point where …