' 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' 5. Jane felt her first presentation failed because of her lack of training·