A lack of confidence
Yesterday at the office, a young intern who had finished her training period, talked to me that she had a lack of confidence.
So I explained to reassure her that it isn't always a negative thing. Indeed, I think that a person who lack of confidence, by fear of being judged, will be more intent on doing his work correctly, and will try to do his best.
On the contrary, a person too confident could overestimate his skills and rush his job.
Lack or excess of confidence could be disastrous, we should find a balance.
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Hi Sandrine,
Here are some corrections to your writing:
Yesterday at the office, a young intern who had finished her training period, talked to told me that she had a lack of lacked confidence.
So I explained to reassure her to reassure her, I explained that it isn't always a negative thing. Indeed, I think that a person who lack of lacks confidence, by for fear of being judged, will be more intent on doing his their work correctly, and will try to do his their best.
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The ones in yellow are suggestions - using a so-called "singular they" when talking about a hypothetical person is seen as a more inclusive choice as it does not assume that the person is male. However, grammatically it's not a problem to use "he" in this case either, they way you did.
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