to your career success. Your parents, teachers,
and guidance counselors can help you work out
a study plan to match your career goals. You can
learn more about the career clusters at
www.careerclusters.org.
Communication
Communication is the transmission of
information and feelings from one person to
another. The ability to communicate clearly
and positively is one of the most important
skills in work and in life, 23-4. You start
developing your communication skills when
you are a baby. You continue developing
them throughout life. Good communication
skills enable you to work well with others
on the job. Communication skills enable
you to meet customer needs. Communication
skills are a very important part of interpersonal
skills. Interpersonal skills consist of the
ability to interact smoothly and productively
with other people. There are two types of com-
munication skills: verbal and nonverbal.
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23-4 Communication is the transmission of information and feelings from one person to another. The ability to
communicate clearly and positively is one of the most important skills in work and in life.