It's okay to make mistakes when you speak. It's almost inevitable that something will go wrong. When Murphy's Law is in full effect, you have two choices: You can either die of embarrassment and continue to fumble ... OR you can use a recovery strategy.
Create a disaster recovery plan. Here's how:
1. Identify what could go wrong. 2. Create a response or a one-liner.
Sometimes it helps to have quick reflexes. To see how I recovered from my recent blooper, watch this video clip:
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