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Professor Kim,

Public speaking is a tough skill to master, from the stage fright to knowing how to prepare correctly. All aspects must come together in order to present an engaging and thoughtful presentation. We all have our own issues when it comes to standing in front of an audience and in this letter I will let you know a few of my concerns.

The first flaw I need to work on is my ability to prepare well for the introduction and the close. I sometimes get so engrossed in the body of my speech that I forget to ace the conclusion. Most people only remember the conclusion anyways so it is vital to prepare the conclusion. My second public speaking issue I need to work on stems from not preparing enough. If I just spent a little more time when preparing I would feel more confident and my speech work reflect the preparation.

Speaking to quickly could be another flaw that I have noticed. This one is easy for me to fix however because I remember this flaw and try my best to not let it happen during speeches. Sometimes when I tend to talk to quickly I mess up a word which could lose just a bit of credibility in the audience’s eyes. The fourth problem I have encountered when public speaking is one that I think everyone has had or has every time they speak, nervousness. This is also another easy one for me to control, when I’m speaking in front of an audience and I get nervous I can just tell myself to calm down and that usually takes care of the butterflies. This segway’s from preparing for the speech, if I prepare I am less nervous and it shows in my presentation.

My last problem is just implementing a fix for all of the previous four imperfections at once. I have yet to produce a perfect speech in which every single flaw is not shown. Overall, I think I’m not to shabby when it comes to presenting. I am very good with my eye contact and I believe that is one of my strongest suits. All I need to do is throw everything together, prepare hard and make solid presentations.

Cameron Raisedana