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27 Jul 2019
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I'm a sales person. I sometimes give speeches for my clients. During the speech, my mission is not to have them got board and to make them be interested in my story. Those are very important for me because they directly concern my sales. Does this sound natural?
I'm a sales person. I sometimes give speeches for my clients. During the speech, my mission is not to have them got board and to make them be interested in my story. Those are very important for me because they directly concern my sales. Does this sound natural?
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- English (US)
A little unnatural
As a sales person, sometimes I give speeches to my clients. During the speeches, my mission is to not have them get bored, and to keep them interested in my story. This is very important for me, because my clients directly concern my sales.
- English (US)
A little unnatural
I would change it as above only I would also say as my clients directly effect my sales.
- English (US)
Unnatural
I'm a sales person. I sometimes give speeches for my clients. During the speech, my mission isn't to have them be bored. but instead have them be interested in my speech. Those are very important for me because they directly concern my sales.
-Got is used for past tense
Example:
"I got ice cream yesterday from the store"
Instead use Be, become, feel because it's a feeling that may or will occur to that individual.
-board is different from bored.
-bored is a feeling.
-board is an item as in, the monopoly game board.
Or could mean a group of individuals as in, the board of directors.
- Instead of "and make them" which sounds wordy, use "but instead" because you want a different outcome, and it just sounds more natural as a sales person.
There might be more to correct, if so, do correct me.

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