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Dear Professor Kim: Thank you once again for the opportunity discuss my educational goals with you. As we have learned in your class business presentation are essential and mastering this area is what I want to accomplish. However, before I can become a good presenter there are few things that need to be polished. I look forward in strengthening these weaknesses in your class and enhancing my skills so that I can lead great business presentations. One of the things that I need to work on when leading a presentation is not talking to fast. I tend to talk fast when standing in public and this can be a distraction for my audience. Talking fast causes me to skip important things that I wanted to present and it causes me to lose connection with my audience because there is no interaction. This is an area I plan on improving it by taking a deep breath and being relaxed when presenting. I tend to talk fast because I am nervous. Taking a deep breath will help me calm down and be more relaxed so that I dont rush myself through a presentation. The second thing I need to work on is practicing in front of a mirror or video recording myself giving a presentation. The reason I need to do this is because when I am talking in public I move around and fidget with my hands. This causes my audience to be distracted. I can improve this by being aware of my body language. I will practice making a mental note of hand movement and feet while presenting. Maintaining good posture is very important and necessary to be a good public speaker. In addition to talking fast, getting nervous and fidgeting I also tend stutter when I talk in public. It is not very severe but it’s noticeable. Although it has come a very long way from what it used to be there is still room for improvement. This will require for me to continue taking speech classes so that I can improve speaking in public. Overall, I look forward in practicing my public speaking in your class. I understand how important it is to be grounded in these skills. I have no doubt that your expertise and coaching will help me be a more confident and well spoken public speaker and presenter. Thank you so much for your help and your desire to help me become a better student and employee. Best wishes, Alba Chavez