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 Dear Prof. Kim, I have many flaws when it comes to presenting in front of class. I believe some are easy to improve. Some of my problems come from nervousness, and some are due to lack of professionalism. Although I am use to presenting in front of people, I still find myself making little mistakes. I still don’t feel like I am a professional business person yet, so I still lack qualities that people want in their presenters. • I don’t smile a lot when I present, which shows my lack of confidence, or lack of interest in the matter in which I am speaking about. • I don’t have good posture; I tend to find myself slouching. Posture is a way of showing confidence as well. • Although I will make eye contact with everyone in the room, I tend to start laughing when I see someone in the room looking back at me weird. • I have a very low monotone voice which could be very hard to hear. I can be two feet away from someone and people still won’t hear me because it sounds so mono tone that it is as if I am mumbling under my breath. • Sometimes I can’t figure out what to do with my arms while speaking or standing. • I fidget a lot when I am nervous, often I will crack my knuckles or play with my hands while standing in front of the class. • I also tend to make bad jokes when I am presenting. They are usually inappropriate for the subject which I am supposed to be speaking about. These are all flaws that I can easily fix. All I really have to do is be confident and have an interest on the subject that I am speaking about. I also need to work on speaking louder and clearer. Although I find myself nervous while up in front of people, I just need to realize that there is a reason why I have to be there and it will calm me down. I really think if I improve on my skills to change my flaws I can become a really great speaker. If there are any tips you have for me, please let me know.

Sincerely,

Wasiqul Hoque  