Do you agree or disagree with the following statement: Universities should require every graduation students to take public speaking courses. Give specific examples and details to support your answer.

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As we all know, course settings of universities have always been a focal point of the public attention. Recently, it has become a hotly-debated question that whether or not college students should take compulsory public speaking classes. Some people argue that delivering speech in public can help a student develop an open personality filled with courage. So it is necessary for university students to take this course. However, in my opinion, turning public speaking course into a compulsory one can be a terrible decision. My view point is based on the following reasons and examples.

To begin with, public speaking, as a kind of skill, is actually needed only in certain occupations. A politician or an entertainer may sometimes need to present him facing a crowd of people, while other people such as engineers and programmers would have no opportunity to use this skill during his career life. For example, one of my schoolmates who are now working in a mobile game company once shared his life with us during our meeting. He needs to spend almost all his working time facing his computer, coding and thinking. With such a heavy workload, only little time was left for him to social with his colleagues and friends. It is obvious that learning how to give an excellent speech in public is useless for him. Therefore, we can see that public speaking is not an essential skill needed by people who are responsible for certain kinds of jobs.

Moreover, requiring students to take public speaking courses does not mean they can successfully get this skill when the class is over. It is universally acknowledged that different individual owns different personality. Some people are naturally open and willing to give their opinion in public. In contrast, others may be shy and inclined to share their thoughts only to a small group of people. When I was still a college student, I took part in a club which gathered a group of young people interested in psychology. Some club members were outgoing and good at social. Due to their nature, jobs related with broadcasting and external connection were usually assigned to them. In the club, there were also some students with introversive personality. They were responsible for some rigorous tasks such as accounting and some strict paperwork. Both groups performed well. If we hand accounting jobs to the outgoing group or force the quiet group social, the operation of our club might turn into a mess. Similarly, if those people who are not open enough are forced to take public speaking course, it might just be a waste of time.

Admittedly, public speaking course can help develop a personality which is required to be a leader. It is necessary for a leader to deliver a speech full of emotion and appeal to his team members. Take Jack Ma, the boss of Alibaba, as an example. We all know that Jack Ma established Alibaba, an e-commerce company when he was in obscure. At that time, he was a college English teacher and usually gave lectures in a class in front of hundreds of adult students. Adequate public teaching experience equipped him with a charming and attractive personality, which might contribute a lot as he recruiting people to set up his e-business. Most people didn’t held an optimistic attitude towards e-commerce, so I regarded the leadership of Jack Ma himself as a significant factor resulting in the success of their initial team building.

To conclude, public speaking course is not a necessary one during students’ college years. Not every student actually needs this skill. In addition, not all the pupils can become a successful public speaker after such kind of training. Nevertheless, for students who have the ambition to be a leader in his future, taking public speaking course can effectively help him to get an attractive figure.