{"id":10590,"date":"2026-09-06T08:34:50","date_gmt":"2026-09-06T08:34:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/asktherecruiter.com\/blog\/?p=10590"},"modified":"2026-09-06T08:34:50","modified_gmt":"2026-09-06T08:34:50","slug":"the-power-of-the-spoken-word","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/asktherecruiter.com\/blog\/the-power-of-the-spoken-word\/","title":{"rendered":"The Power Of The Spoken Word"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The power of the spoken word shows up on every hiring scorecard whether or not anyone calls it that. Employers rank communication as the single most in-demand skill on LinkedIn for two years running, and 96.1 percent of employers call it “very” or “extremely” important in new hires, yet only 53.5 percent think recent graduates are actually good at it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This guide checks what the research actually shows about verbal communication’s effect on hiring, pay, and career advancement, not just career-advice folklore about confidence and charisma. Every statistic here is checked against its original source, including a widely repeated public-speaking-fear claim that turns out to be false.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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