Sheepdog Tip of the Day, After Combat tip 88
The best advice I was ever given for testifying in court was simply to "Take ... your ... time." You have all the time in the world, so use it. I relate it to my competitive pistol shooting, when I have lots of time to make a shot. I take a nice deep breath, let it out, and caress the trigger. When you are on the stand and that lawyer asks the first question and your heart pounds in your chest, just take... your... time. Think of it as going into battle. Take a deep breath, hold it, let it out, and then slowly, calmly, professionally, put the answer right between the lawyer's beady little eyes. You control your body; your body does not control you. And the lawyer? He is not even in the equation.
Lt. Col. Dave Grossman, On Combat
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