Presenters are encouraged to email me with their own useful tips and tricks. People responsible for bringing in readers will be interested in reading this section to help make the presenter more comfortable and relaxed for the best reading possible. Food and Drink Most readers do not take in a heavy meal before their reading. They are all concerned with the discomfort and repercussions of indigestion and from having a dry throat. They will not drink alcoholic beverages before a reading, even if they feel it would relax them.
Alcohol dries the throat.
In addition, they all prefer to be clear headed. In the dusty journals of elocution era, I've read a drink of water with a twist of lemon clears the mucous lining of the throat. For that reason, also, drinks with dairy products should be avoided. Some readers prepare by sucking a lozenge which they tuck to the back of their mouth when they read. They say this helps to keep their throat lubricated.