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​Why Communication Skills are Crucial in Business

Communication skills are arguably the most important of the many requisite professional skills in the modern workplace. Being able to communicate with colleagues and peers in the office is critical to workflow, productivity, and the wellbeing of the entire team, whilst retaining a great rapport with customers and potential customers is crucial for profitability. We have to communicate professionally on the phone, in person, via email, and even by means of a wide variety of digital platforms such as smartphones, web chat applications, and other collaborative forms of Internet-based communication; meaning that the breadth of the communicative experience has never been so important. In this article we’ll take a brief look at a few of the key reasons why communication skills are crucial in business.

​Communication in the workplace

Good communicators not only thrive in the workplace but they also support the business environment that they are part of, ensuring that everything runs smoothly and productively. People respond to good eye contact and a varied vocabulary; ideas are more engaging if they are delivered clearly and concisely, audiences respond favorably when they can understand the content fully, and a persuasive manner is always beneficial in a sales environment.
 
It’s not all about delivering content of course; it’s just as important that alongside good communication skills, you also develop first-class listening skills. It’s crucial that you hear what people say in order to understand what motivates them, what might be upsetting them, or how they feel about a particular project or upcoming change. Listening allows you to fully understand all the facts, so that a sensible solution can be deployed. Potential customers are more likely to buy from service providers who listen and can deliver a product or service that precisely meets their needs.

​Communication for professional development

​The job market is as competitive as ever it has been, so it’s absolutely critical to brush up on those communication skills if you want to give yourself the competitive edge over all those other candidates. Almost all employers list communication skills as one of the most desirable skills in a prospective employee (alongside teamwork, organization, critical thinking, and analytical skills), so you should always be looking at ways to enhance your ability to communicate. Employers will typically invest in their staff by sending them on communication skills training courses, like the ones offered by corporatecoachgroup.com, as it is such an important and necessary skill.
 
Similarly, if you want to get yourself on the fast track to a promotion, then you are going to have to impress your employers with your stellar communication skills; your ability to discuss issues, present solutions, and work well with your colleagues. Nurturing that first impression, building those important relationships with customers, both in person and over the phone, and forging long-term working relationships with your colleagues are all dependent on first-class communication skills, and as you improve and develop over time it’s not only you who benefits, of course, but the entire organization.
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