I used to plan, rehearse, write things out, practise saying them to my cat first.
Over time it's reached the point where I mostly don't do this, because to me it feels like a way of avoiding my feelings - so much easier to recite from a script than to actually speak from the heart. I personally find it helps more to speak without having rehearsed but I think it's fine to do it if it helps you get things out.
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