1Last month, our company organized a two-day workshop on presentation skills for young employees.
2The trainer began by asking everyone to speak for one minute about their hobbies.
3She explained that a strong opening can capture the attention of the whole audience.
4Then she showed us how to design slides with fewer words and clearer pictures.
5We learned that the speaker should face the listeners instead of reading from the screen.
6In the afternoon, each participant delivered a short presentation about their current project.
7The trainer recorded every talk so that we could watch ourselves later at home.
8When I saw my video, I noticed that I spoke too quickly and avoided eye contact.
9My feedback report suggested pausing after important ideas and speaking slightly more slowly.
10Two weeks later, I presented our sales results to the directors with much more confidence.
11Several colleagues asked where I had learned to present so clearly and calmly.