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4The Communicator Wins

Communication is one of the most important leadership traits for bringing people together within an organization. Most people want a direct path to follow, with guidance along the way, in order to feel they've accomplished a task or an organizational goal. The ability to communicate is essential if you want to lead. A leader must find ways to energize, motivate, and sometimes deliver unwanted news though various means of communication.

The First and Best Form of Communication

In today's world, there are many forms of communications at our disposal. Of course, we can still have a good old face-to-face conversation with an individual or a group of people. However, as times have changed and technology has grown, so have the ways we communicate. Nowadays, we can write, email, text, and even post information on social media to get a message to someone.

Of all the ways to communicate, there really is no substitute for in-person verbal communication. Not everyone feels comfortable with this, but if you want to be a good leader, you must hone this skill.

Think back to your school days of being forced to do oral presentations in front of the entire class. Teachers have always recognized the value of public speaking and how it can be an effective tool as we grow and mature.

There really is no substitute for in-person verbal communication.

Oral communication provides a lot more feedback about how our interaction is going than do other communication avenues. Facial ...