Make Practice Stick
Plan a practice schedule that uses retrieval and spacing instead of rereading or cramming.
The move: make the skill answer you back before the real meeting does. Two learning techniques matter a lot for deliberate practice: retrieval and spacing. Retrieval means you try to produce the skill from memory. Spacing means you do that more than once, separated by time. Together, they make practice less comfortable and more durable. Rereading creates familiarity. Familiarity can be useful, but it is not the same as readiness. A stakeholder challenge, a customer objection, or a blank analysis sheet asks you to act, not recognize. A spaced retrieval rep might be as small as covering your notes and…
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