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Speaking and Tackling 3 : if you think about yourself, you're less likely to succeed

Part three in the series of how tackling a presentation is like tackling in rugby. 

Your chances of success increases if you have the right T A P:

Technique
Attitude
Practice
 

Here's a tip about Attitude: If you think about yourself, you're less likely to succeed.   

If you're focussed on what the audience's opinion of you is, then your energy is in the wrong place.  Think instead, how can I do my best to serve this audience?

Similarly, if a player on the rugby field puts extra pressure on himself by thinking "I need to make this tackle to impress the selectors" then I'll bet it would make him more likely to make a mistake, and less likely to succeed.  

A speaker should seek to serve the audience, and a rugby player should seek to serve his team.  In either case, it's a far more productive attitude as the team is there supporting you (as will be the audience - on most occasions).  Worrying about an individual critic (or selector) won't help your performance.
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