How many notes should I write in the minute?

Six short notes, one per lens plus a problem and a feeling. Writing more turns the minute into drafting and leaves no time to rehearse the opening sentence, which is the only part that has to be fluent. If you write fast, use the leftover seconds to say your first sentence silently, because the opening is where most candidates stall.

Six notes, one per lens, and no sentences. If you finish early, spend the remaining seconds saying your opening sentence silently, because the first ten seconds of the turn set the impression for the other two minutes.

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