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She has been preparing her notes for days and still feels a little nervous . When she reaches the small conference room , she puts her bag down and opens her laptop to check the slides one more time . People are setting up chairs and the projector is warming up , so she practices the first lines of her talk softly . Hopefully , the audience will respond with some questions , because she wants a short discussion at the end . Her friend arrives to give a final bit of encouragement and says the slides look clear , so by the time the session begins she feels calmer and more confident about presenting .