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Over the years I have noticed that technical skills are not enough to guarantee success on the work place. Instead the business world is changing by requiring the ability to communicate ideas effectively through presentations. Today more than ever organizations are interested in hiring people with good presentation skills. Knowing how important it is to communicate effectively through presentations, it is my responsibility to focus on my weaknesses in order to become a better speaker. =====

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Most of us have at least have given a presentation at; school, work, or at a special occasion. No matter where we have given a presentation it involved a lot of strength to accomplish such task. Although I have given so many presentations when I have to present I still have some weakness I need to improve. The following are some of my weaknesses. =====

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My main weakness during a presentation is that I tend to speak at an extremely fast pace, which can be unpleasant, considering that my audience would have a difficult time following my train of thought. This issue tends to bring up another weakness of mine, which is stumbling over words. Because of the fast pace I speak at I begin to stumble my words which makes me sound like I don't know what I am trying to say or that I don't know how to pronounce the word. Also, when presenting I become extremely nervous which causes me to avoid looking at my audience. This is an issue especially when trying to convey an important topic. Because I get nervous I begin to forget about my other skills like; body posture and face gestures. When I present I tend to move my body a lot and I begin to do funny face gestures, and these issues can actually become a distraction when given a presentation. Finally, I begin to get worried about how I will come off to people, since I want to look confident I start to worry too much that I lose my concentration of my presentation. =====

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This is why in order for me to have great success in the work place, and be able to deliver a great presentation I need to improve on my presentation skills. I plan to improve such skill by preparing myself to do the following; =====
 * =====Begging with a pause=====
 * =====Maintain eye contact=====
 * =====Incorporate pauses=====
 * =====Move naturally=====
 * ===== · Show enthusiasm=====