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Some experts seem to appear on TV all the time.

Whenever something happens, these people pop up in TV

shows to explain what happened.

It's the kind of people who always seem to know what to say, who understand

quickly and answer eloquently, who are clever, relaxed, and quick-witted.

And that is actually one of the questions I get asked a lot.

How can you become more quick-witted and more relaxed in these situations so that

you appear as this super prepared and super spontaneous expert in your field?

Well, science educator, Neil deGrasse.

Tyson is one of those people.

Yet, if you ask him how he became so quick witted, his answer might surprise you.

Here's what he said.

You need to be 10x prepared in order to look like you didn't have to prepare.

So, yes, these people are smart.

But probably the smartest aspect about their personality is that they prepare.

That's why they always know what to say.

That's why they are quick to answer.

And that's why they are easy to work with for TV stations.

Every question they get asked, they have prepared beforehand.

So they have answers ready to 10 times the questions they get asked.

That's why they are so quick-witted that they appear to need no preparation at all.

They don't just wing it.

So they don't easily fail.

TV stations can rely on them.

Because they prepare and in essence, that's why they are always on TV.