Band 7: 13. Tell me about one of your weaknesses? (User-Submitted IELTS Speaking Answer)

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One of the weaknesses that I noticed in myself is that I was comfortable discussing technical explanations with engineers and my colleagues in the engineering team. However, I have always struggled to explain sophisticated concepts to stakeholders like managers and the production team. I realized I should work on this by simplifying my explanations using visual aids and adapting my language style according to the audience. This has actually improved my communication and interpersonal skills, facilitating communication between different teams and enhancing the overall productivity of the company. Another weakness that may have negative impacts on some occasions, and I am constantly working on, is...

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One of the weaknesses that I noticed in myself that I was comfortable discussing technical explanations with engineers, with my colleagues in the engineering team. But I have always struggled to explain sophisticated concepts to stakeholders like managers and production team. So I realized I should work on this and by simplifying my explanations using visualized aids and adapting my language style according to the audience. And it actually results in improving my communication skills, interpersonal skills which facilitate the communication between different teams and results in enhancing the overall productivity of the company. Another weakness that may have negative impacts on some occasions and I was constantly working on it is…

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