Tee Up Your Speech: Golf is Like Public Speaking. #25
Lynda Katz Wilner
SPEAK, SOUND, LOOK, and LISTEN Like a Leader | Speech & Communication Trainer and Executive Coach | Speaker | Author | Yoodli AI Advisor
As an experienced speech and communication coach and an emerging golfer, I see numerous parallels between mastering the skills of public speaking and golf.?
Tip:??Know When to Move On.
In golf, when you lose your ball, know when to reset and move on. No one wants you to spend more than three minutes to search for a ball. In fact, that is the USGA 's (United States Golf Association) rule. If you think you may not be able to find your ball, you should play a provisional ball. If you lose a ball in the creek or lake, even if you see it, if you cannot retrieve it quickly, move on! Your friends will appreciate it....so will the foursome behind you!?
In public speaking, if you are having problems, be sure you have a "provisional ball," your Plan B and C. This could mean technical glitches during your presentation, or even a person in the audience who is constantly asking questions or taking too long to ask a question. Know ahead of time how you could deal with that. Your audience will thank you.
What are some ways you can control an audience member who is monopolizing the Question & Answer time???
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2 年In the past I've used a kind of transition method to move on from an audience member trying to control Q&A time. Where I'll ask the audience if they are interested in the question, answer it with "let's review this for all of you" and then invite "anyone who wasn't into that one, what are some of your questions?" With a promise to get back to the original person after the engagement. It's worked for me, but my experience is pretty limited. What do you do?