In university she entered the department of accounting and statistics at Tamkang University. She recalls, "numbers became a language for me." Chao, who is known to be very friendly and approachable, has taught her methods to more than a few reporters, and they are said to come in very handy.
大學進了淡江會統系，又受專業訓練，「把數字變成會說話的語文」，趙揚清說，平易近人的她還傳授這招本領給不少記者，據說十分好用。