Butterflies are your friends. I love the Brian Regan episode of comedians in Cars getting Coffee. Actually there are two of them. This is from the second episode he is in. It’s in Season 5, Episode 5, he make’s me laugh so hard, and is such a goofball.

But it turns out he’s not all goofball, as he reveals a poignant thought to remember, not just for comedy or public speaking, but for life itself:

“You know the butterflies? When you get the butterflies? I always say that the things you remember in life are the things that happened right after you had butterflies. So you should never avoid the butterflies because those are the memory makers.”

Even the most experienced speakers get butterflies. Instead of holding them back, these speakers perceive butterflies as a positive energy that provides a source of power in one’s delivery. So take it from Mr. Regan, and look forward to the butterflies……