Communication is more and more  important in our life, it’s frequently occurring in working and teaching at anywhere anytime. You will communicate with yourself, your friends,family and bosses.  I always heard from my parents that a powerful and confident speech will influence what people think about you. So I  really want to improve my communication skills in communication class under Professor Goldstein’s help.

First of all, as a non-native speaker, it’s hard for me to speak fluently when I face a long sentence which includes difficult words. Second when I speak in front of crowds  or boss  my hands will start to move around and I like to walk forwards and backwards… My face will turn red so I always want the lights to be off. My biggest problem is when I’m nervous , I always forget the key points& facts sometimes I even forget what’s the next topic I will talk about. However, the good thing and never changed for me is I can keep speaking loudly even if I feel like I forget what’s next. .

I still remember one of my professors told me the first minute of my speaking is very important, it has to includes key points and powerful. During a public speaking, eye contact is an important part… I had two group presentations last semester, since its like only 3-4min for each person and my teammates were standing next to me, as I expected, I wasn’t that nervous, but in this class I know  I have to do sole speech, it’s gonna be a new challenge for me. So I’d like to learn more skills…