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Throat clearing
Simply say it.
The first minute of a speech, the first paragraph of a novel or the tuning of the orchestra before they begin… The performance improves if we skip that part.
Sometimes, our throat actually needs clearing.
But most of the time, we’re hooked on a ritual that doesn’t benefit the audience.
If you need to get settled, consider doing it before you go on stage.