Ernest Muswagon, Safety Presenter / Aboriginal Liaison
Communication is a huge part of what I do, but you have to use math skills and science skills too because you're reading a lot of statistics and you have to be able to bring those statistics into some sort of reality for students.
You have to be able to understand science in many cases to explain some of the hazards that people might face in a workplace. You sometimes have to explain somewhat complicated things to a group of students as young as grade seven.
My creative skills are also a large part of my success as a presenter. When I'm putting together a presentation, or even when I'm explaining things to the students, I have to be creative. Within the first thirty seconds of a presentation, after I've been introduced to the class I have to devise how I can make the presentation work best for that particular group of students.