This conference on career opportunities and speech communication centered on the question, "What speech communication competencies are desirable for prospective employees in retail sales, the ministry, government, public relations, teaching, service representation, corporate sales, and in business communication and middle management?" A practicing professional in each field represented the needs and aspirations of employers from these fields. Guidance and career counselors on all levels, it is condluded, must advise anyone seeking employment, especially in the fields noted, to participate in speech communication training in order to be fully prepared for any of those careers. (CH)