By removing words from your practice talk, your notes will be shortened, but the real talk won't be any shorter. That's partly because you shouldn't be reciting your practice notes verbatim in the final talk (i.e., reading your notes), so your word choices will be different. You will probably also be speaking in a more conversational manner, so it will be difficult to remain restricted to a script as you interact with the audience.
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