I have to drink at least two cups of DARK ROAST COFFEE during the hour before a radio show, to help organize my thoughts and clear the pallet, so to speak, so I can talk coherently and quickly! Lengthy soliloquys without written text are most difficult.. one could say ANYTHING! Dialogues with a co-host are easiest; dialogues with a guest, especially over the phone, are more difficult. I have done a half-hour Blogtalkradio show (astrology and tarot) for the past 14 months and a 90-minute show on Freedomizer radio (Books, current events and metphysics)for the last 6 months....but I still get a bit jittery and uncertain before a show! The downside of "the coffee effect." THE BEER IS A REALLY GOOD IDEA ... But drink it AFTER the radio show, not before!