How do YOU float gears on your 13/18 speed trans?

I've spent quite some time on youtube looking at videos of the different ways drivers shift their 13+18 speed transmissions.

I even looked at the (Official Roadranger Videos). I know, "nobody knows more about the transmission than the manufacturer." But those shifting techniques seem very unrealistic. And, in the real world, it seems those videos would cause a driver to take 3 full minutes to eventually reach top gear.

I know both the 13+18 speed can be shifted as a 9 speed, but this question regards splitting the gears.

Some drivers leave the shifter "in gear", flip the splitter, let off the pedal, give it a good half-second, then get back on it.
Other drivers move the shifter in to neautral when they split gears. (Something the official roadranger videos say to NEVER do...)

So, I'm asking the drivers who do it every day. How do YOU shift your 13/18 speed transmission? Is there any danger of hurting the trans the way you shift? Would others agree with you?
Also, could you recommend a video on youtube that YOU feel is the best/safest way to shift a 13/18 speed transmission.

My shifting knowledge ends at being able to "float" a 10-speed E-F trans. I'd like to "study on youtube" the way every other driver shifts a 13/18 speed before I actually drive one...

Thanks everyone for taking the time to reply!

 

Good to know, Thanks very much. 1.1 million miles? Guess you're doing something right....

 

That part I know....

 

Thanks. Good to know how many miles/years a driver has been shifting "their own way" with/without problems.

 

While we're on the subject, can everyone fill in the blank for me?:


MAKE SURE YOU NEVER EVER (***blank***) WHEN SHIFTING YOUR 13/18 SPEED! YOU'LL BREAK SOMETHING IN THE TRANS!!!