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
 

Rugby Players practice good technique in catching high balls, kicking and tackling so when the big occasion comes, the muscle memory is there, and the good technique can emerge under pressure.

Dan Carter got goalposts for his 8th birthday, and it's unlikely that there is a first class player anywhere in the world who has taken more kicks at goal.   That gives him physical skills and more - the confidence that comes from having done the work.

if you want to be a great speaker - practice every chance you get.  Whether it's in the supermarket check-out lane, at a Toastmasters club or even the captain's speech at a rugby club you'll get better by practicing good technique as often as you can speaking clearly without slang, swearing ums or ahs, having good posture, making eye contact and most of all really listening and being attentive to your audience and their needs.