Abby’s post “No matter how hard we try to avoid them, presentation skills are essential” is in response to the article “Why Is Good Public Speaking Important” on publicwords.com.

Abby makes many credible points in her post including: “In the business world, the ability to present well can be categorized as a ‘soft skill’, yet how you present yourself, an idea, and your company serves as the tipping point to success.”

She is completely right. At the end of our presentations on Monday our professor, Elaine Williamson Sprague, told us that what sets us apart from the Economics majors is Sauder’s focus on presentations. These skills in public speaking, creating engaging and efficient presentations as well as the ability to work in teams are the key to future success.

The article points out that “good presentations can turn around a bad situation, good public speaking can create enormous opportunities and healthy competition amongst employees and a good presentation can change the world.” These are things we must always keep in mind and work towards when we are dreading creating a presentation, and speaking in public.