Winning Presentations Can Boost Careers (and Get You Hired)
A tip to college students: Pay attention to those speech teachers as well as the ones in the disciplines you're pursuing. According to Mary Mandeville, a professor of speech communication at Oklahoma State University, "One of the first things the employment interviewer checks is communication skills. Employers want people who can communicate first and foremost. So I advise students to stick up front on their qualifications the communication skill classes they've taken. That will get them the job over someone else."[8]
Regardless of your work experience, your communication ability or lack thereof can be a key factor in whether you get hired. Jeff Young, general manager of ATA, a small ...
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