Business education requires strong communication, research, and social skills. Communication skills including listening, speaking, writing and reading are essential for expressing opinions and objectives to audiences. Research skills are needed to identify authentic sources and properly cite references. Social skills including networking, self-presentation, and grooming are important for interacting with peers and audiences. Analytical skills allow problems to be analyzed mathematically. Technical skills including familiarity with business applications and software are also required to keep up with technological advances.