Education and Training Requirements
High School
Take speech, drama, and other classes that will help with oral communication skills. Typing and computer fundamentals courses will prepare you for the demands of running a modern switchboard and for handling special services such as TDD, with is telecommunications device for the hearing impaired. Learn a foreign language to help with international calls.
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