Reasons as to why communication skills are important for business?

Reasons as to why communication skills are important for business?

Having good communication skills is a necessity when it comes to any job, especially business related careers.

Why do you think it is so essential to have good communication and people skills in a working industry?

What if one lacked communication skills, how would that affect their career? What could they do to improve??



Just looking for some personal opinions...Thanks!Reasons as to why communication skills are important for business?
The reason that it's important is that much of the management work in industry and commerce is teamwork. It's not a bunch of individuals all doing what they want in ivory towers. Goals have to be set, systems instituted, progress monitored and and tasks continuously checked and co-ordinated. If good communication skills abound, people know what they have to do and the timescale and they can see and understand how their effort contributes to the objectives. Without communication everyone is flying blind.



Clear writing can be learned, but (as you can see in YA!) it is not very common. The ability to say clearly, simply and unambiguously what you mean is an extremely valuable skill which it seems, is difficult to acquire. Used well it can enormously assist a career (see Mr. Obama). Both skills are largely a matter of excercise and discipline. That they are so relatively rare is one of the main reasons we need so many lawyers.
No one can be affective at their job if they lack communication skills, especially those in a leadership position. They can't motivate others around them or even help them improve in tasks. Employees need to be affective in dealing with the public by being very personable, articulate, and be able to get their point across.

I would take a communications or public speaking course at a community college, to learn how to formulate thoughts in an effective manner. Otherwise, you'll just have to do on the job training with yourself by being a good listener and placing yourself in conversations with your co-workers or managers.Reasons as to why communication skills are important for business?
Angie Dear

There is only objective of business people and that is to make a decent profit. That is why a written memorandum is always required in a business situation so that the communication is documented and responsibilities and authority can be established. An error in a decision because of miscommunication can cause the company a lot of money. Business enterprises has also different functioning departments that inter act with each other to reach the company's objective. If these departments will not communicate well there will be chaos and big losses. Communication is really common sense. More often than not we only hear what we like to hear and do what we like to do. A good communicator will listen intently and repeat what is being communicated word by word so that it is clear. Follow this rule and you are in the right tract. Listen intently repeat what you just heard to be sure to the one giving the instructions and you wont fail. When you practice these to way communication you are actually honing your people skills.
Business is by definition involved with transactions between people, and success in business is dependent on a predominantly positive succession of transactions. Any misunderstanding or underrepresentation of the terms of a transaction might lead to dissatisfaction, mistrust, resentment, discontinuation, or even lawsuits on grounds of 'not fulfilling the perceived promise to deliver a product or service.' In short, good communication skills is the best means to promote, maintain, and expand a profit generating business entity. It is also the best prevention for any ill effects that might arise from a disgruntled client however subjective or unfair (s)he may be.Reasons as to why communication skills are important for business?
In a business environment you need to explain things to people quickly and in a manner they can understand and respect you for.



If you don't have good communication skills you will waste time explaining and/or understanding things, you will annoy and offend customers and co-workers.



Without communication skills, you will have a hard time getting quality work from people, either because you don't explain things well or because people just don't like you.
i had a boss(at walmart) that was a nervous, twitchy guy. idk if this answers the question at all, but it annoyed me a lot and i eventually quit my job because it was uncomfortable to be around him... if you can't be comfortable in your workplace, you can't make a career out of it, at least not make a career out of it and stay sane...