Which skills help you to be an effective communications specialist?

Skills to be an effective communication specialist:

• Communication:

  • Understand spoken information.

  • Speak clearly so listeners can understand.

  • Listen to others and ask questions.

  • Write clearly so other people can understand.

  • Understand written information.

  • Read and understand work-related materials.

• Reason and Problem Solve:

  • Analyze ideas and use logic to determine their strengths and weaknesses.

  • Notice when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong.

  • Use reasoning to discover answers to problems.

  • Combine several pieces of information and draw conclusions.

  • Think of original, unusual, or creative ways to solve problems.

• Management:

  • Manage the time of self and others.

  • Check how well one is learning or doing something.

• Interpersonal skills:

  • Be aware of others' reactions and understand the possible causes.

  • Change behavior in relation to others' actions.

  • Persuade others to approach things differently.

  • Solve problems by bringing others together to discuss differences.

  • Look for ways to help people.

  • Teach others how to do something.