The #1 Skill That Multiplies Every Other Skill

If you were teaching a 101 course on communication and there's a student who is kind of on the fence about whether or not they should take it, whether or not they should sign up, what would you tell them to get them off the fence to take the communication class? >> I would say to them, if you ever want to

influence anyone >> Mhm. [clears throat] >> or lead anyone or advocate for anything you care about, if you ever want to do any of those things, becoming an outstanding communicator will make you better at that. >> Will make you better at that? >> Or will help you do it in the first place.

>> And is it just about influencing people at work or are there other like broader situations that it >> every situation benefits from better communication. Your interpersonal relationships, your family relationships, your professional relationships, whether you even want to go and make those connections and and reach those people. I think if you feel more at ease about

communicating live, >> Mhm. >> it is such an advantage in every aspect of your life. >> Do you think most young adults are just born good communicators or is it something that they have to learn and train? >> I think even the best communicators need to learn and train and hone their skills. I do think some people are born

better at it than others. >> Mhm. >> But it's not like I always say this about people always bring up singing. Like, oh, I can't sing. I just wasn't I do think singing is something you know, you can train and you can hone the craft and and you can do a lot to

make yourself a better singer. But singing to me seems like something that's much more you have it or you don't. Whereas communication, there's so much more room to grow and learn and improve, no matter how good you are at it. >> Mhm. >> Even the very best speakers have one challenge that they know. They're like,