Megan Mistakes, Gal Ritchie - |work|

For minor flubs (tripping over a word, dropping a pen), pretend it didn't happen. Literally. Your audience has a seven-second memory. Keep talking. Gal Ritchie never acknowledges the trip; she only acknowledges the destination.

Be Gal Ritchie.

Silence. Then, Dave snorted. Megan turned the color of a fire truck. megan mistakes, gal ritchie

We’ve all been there. You’re three sentences into a group presentation, and you accidentally call your professor "Mom." You wave enthusiastically at a stranger in the grocery store because from behind they looked exactly like your best friend. You send an email ending with "Best retards" instead of "Best regards" (yes, that happened to me. Yes, I considered moving to a new country).

She shrugged. "I just pretend I’m Gal Ritchie." For minor flubs (tripping over a word, dropping

She pulled up a clip. In the scene, Gal Ritchie’s character is handed the wrong file in court. The opposing counsel smirks. The judge frowns. A lesser person would stammer. Gal Ritchie looks at the file, looks at the lawyer, says "How charmingly incorrect," slides the paper back, and reaches for the right one. No apology tour. No explanation. Just a quiet, confident pivot.

Instead, she said: "I’ll pass it over to Dave for the... the... the fun-time money dance." Keep talking

When you say the wrong name, date, or fact, don't gasp. Don't say "Oh my god, I'm so stupid." Simply say: "Let me rephrase that," or "Scratch that—what I actually mean is..."