While watching the US Presidential election coverage, I came across an extremely good and insightful commentator named Dr Charles Krauthammer. He makes a very good living on the American media as a political commentator, journalist etc. after training initially as a Doctor... when he had a freak diving accident which caused his disability. If this individual could not communicate effectively then he wouldn't be able to make a living in those fields. He always sits down to make his comments, as he's paralysed. I haven't seen him use hand gestures much if at all - perhaps he can't? Actually I didn't realise he had a disability for quite some time since it didn't affect his ability to communicate.
One thing that does contribute very heavily towards good communication is an excellent command of the English language. It's worth noting that this profession does not require a minimum standard of English language competence, be it to join or to receive Fellowship. It's also odd how few marks are allocated in CA3 for fundamental English language skills.
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