Get psyched: The ultimate pre-presentation playlist

People have weird pre-presentation rituals. Some sit quietly in their happy place to feel all positive and butterfly-ish, while others like to punch every wall to their right and left till their knuckles are bloody. But the most common ritual for people to get all pumped to ace that speech is to listen to music. We asked a few people what works for them, and here's what they had to say.

X Gon' Give It to You by DMX

Featured on the hit cartoon Rick and Morty, this song is a like a Rocky Balboa theme song for this age. Granted you won't be growing any more muscles, you will probably walk into the presentation feeling invincible.

Ace of Spades by Motorhead

Imagine a calm, soothing melody to lull you into a peaceful trance of inner harmony and other gooey things. This song, for those who haven't heard it, does just that. Lemmy's growling voice and the loud, obnoxious guitar riff is enough to get your blood pumping. Hopefully you will finish the speech before your heart collapses.

How You Like Me Now by The Heavy (Raffertie Remix)

'The cooler, meaner version to the original' – this is like walking out like a boss while things explode in the background and a lone wheel rolls out of the flames and collapses on the ground. Except you will be walking in feeling like a hero or those men in suits from, umm, Suits.

Turn Down for What by DJ Snake, Lil Jon

Honestly, this song makes no sense to me. The video shows random people possibly having seizures while destroying furniture. But the beats are catchy enough to make you feel like moving to it, and possibly in the process (while the weird snake-charmer music part comes up), be ready to tackle that big presentation.

Kashmir by Led Zeppelin

This is for those with the music-taste of 60's teenagers, who wish they were alive during Woodstock. Compared to other songs in this list, it's relatively mellow. But Jimmy Page's guitar riffs are hypnotising and calm you into a state of alertness if that makes any sense.

Bad to the Bone by George Thorogood and the Destroyers

And when I walk the streets
Kings and Queens step aside
…
I'm here to tell ya honey
That I'm bad to the bone

Need I say more?

The writer is a junior at the Institute of Business Administration, University of Dhaka