' In my first week I had to make a presentation about food testing in front of 300 staff,' she recalls.‘They were bored for the whole time, mainly because I had no idea how to do it. This experience made me realise that I needed to enroll on a course in communication skills,and now I can happily speak to any group, on any subject,prepared or even unprepared. The more speaking you do,the easier it gets' 6. Jane always needs to plan carefully before speaking to a group of people.