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Tee Up Your Speech: Golf is Like Public Speaking

Tip #25

Don't assume

you can get

a 'gimme.'

In golf, our friends/competitors may not
always give us a 'gimme' (a short putt
conceded by an opponent, but still
counted as a shot). It will depend on the
stakes; is it a competition or a friendly
game or are we attempting to move
faster because there is a foursome
close behind? We can't assume we can
take that gimme.

For public speaking, we must prove ourselves every time. We can’t always assume we will be great
because we did well the last time. Each presentation is fresh, and we must give it our best effort,
regardless of how we performed the previous time. Of course, our reputation precedes us, but we
still cannot assume it will be great without dedicating preparation time. There are no gimmes in
public speaking!

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