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Tee Up Your Speech: Golf is Like Public Speaking

Tip #19

Deliver with

proper tempo.

Timing is everything; be conscious of
your pace. We never want to be too fast
or too slow.

In golf, we can look at this two ways:

1. If you play too quickly, the people
behind you may be happy, but you may
not give yourself time to focus. If you play too slowly, you will frustrate the people behind you. Keep pace
on the golf course. No one wants to see you moving slowly and not respecting the people behind you.

2. Your golf swing should have an even tempo. Some coaches recommend thinking about “tick-tock.”
Others say your swing should be “1-2, 3-4.”

For public speaking, do not speak too S-L-O-W-L-Y or too FAST! If it's too slow, you will put your
audience to sleep; too fast and you may appear nervous or your audience may not understand
you. Focus on speaking at a comfortable pace and alter it for impact.
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