Excellent Communication Skills Are an Essential Part of Being an Accountant

Journal of Technical Writing and Communication Oct 1997

Excellent Communication Skills Are an Essential Part of Being an Accountant

L. Marilyn Stinson St. Cloud Hospital ; Jo Ann Asquith

Abstract

While we know that communication skills are needed to secure employment and to be successful in the business world, it is important to identify skills that accounting students will be most likely to need in their entry level accounting positions. The purpose of this study was to examine more closely the specific communication skills required of accounting professionals. Clear messages are vitally important so the client and the accountant understand each other and the content of discussions. Whatever method of communication used, accounting professionals represent their company every time they write a letter or make a personal contact with a client.

Journal: Journal of Technical Writing and Communication
Published: 1997-10-01
DOI: 10.2190/4r22-0cuu-4q7t-274k
Open Access: Closed
Topics: multilingual writers

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