Q Why do we need effective communication skills for the profession?Consider the following and then counter the four claims made: Some people think that they do not need to learn to write well to succeed professionally. They figure that (a) once they become managers, there will be other people to do their writing for them, like secretaries or assistants, (b) that there are jobs that do not require writing at all, (c) that they can use form letters and templates, or (d) that they can avoid writing altogether by just calling up or meeting with people they need to communicate with.
