Presentation Skills Complement Professional Skills
According to Michael Cogburn, executive vice president of Anteon Corporation: "Two skills in life are needed to prepare for success: Develop (1) your ability in the field you're chosen and (2) your ability to communicate, being able to write well and speak well."[6]
In a 1980 survey of business leaders, 62 percent said the ability to write well was very important to their jobs, but 90 percent said the ability to speak well was very important.[7]
The most brilliant idea is worth little until it is expressed. How well it is expressed can be as significant to its acceptance and implementation as the idea itself. A person can carry around terrific insights, knowledge, and analytical capability, but ...
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