The current controversy over John Kerry's ribbons is a perfect example of his struggles and opportunities as a communicator.
The purpose of these columns is to give you the tools to improve your skills as a leader and a communicator.
"Clarke offers an authority based on personality and authenticity, experience and chutzpah" she adds and says he is, above all, "a communicator".
This example has jarred with some (the health secretary is unlikely to win a communicator-of-the-year award.) But Britain's debate over health care is in danger of becoming parochial.
He was asked in the context of the conundrum of popular scientific ignorance whether it was easier or better to teach a communicator science, or teach a scientist to communicate.
However, it was the BBC, recognising his gifts as a communicator, which turned him into a celebrity with television series such as Do They Mean Us? and his popular breakfast show on Radio 2.
It is widely said in Caracas that Mr Chavez is a great communicator, a quick learner, a good listener, and a pragmatic realist.
James Glassman, a professional communicator with a good deal of strategic thinking under his belt, was named Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs in 2008.
As for Miss Megawati, she deserves credit for overseeing a restoration of relative calm and economic growth in Indonesia, but voters see her as a poor communicator and a weak administrator who has done little to rein in the country's rampant corruption.
Anyone can answer a question, but only a master communicator dominates conversation by asking a lot of deep, provoking questions and letting the other people shine.
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Even his biggest detractors would have to concede that the president is a political communicator of genius, who enjoys a unique rapport with many poorer Venezuelans.
As the interviewee, it is in your best interest to think like a strategic communicator when this happens, rather than a scintillating conversationalist.
Besides being a master communicator, the new owner of the Dodgers must establish a hierarchy of power that promotes effectiveness and efficiency.
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In this way, Obama's great strengths--he is a brilliant communicator and image-builder--are also proving to be a source of profound weakness.
He is a great communicator, that is very important in that position and in the team as a whole.
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But he was a poor communicator who sometimes failed to grasp every detail of his dossiers, so the commission played a smaller role in decision-making under his presidency.
Cain is a skilled communicator, and knows how to preach the gospel of conservative politics.
Second, Rubio is a thoughtful communicator who understands radio and excels in that medium.
He was a great communicator and demonstrated radio's potential to promote and defend human rights.
It is simply impossible to become a great leader without being a great communicator.
There is no doubt that being a good communicator is an important skill in business, but especially in politics.
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But that interest I hope makes me a good communicator for the audience.
The key to becoming a skillful communicator is rarely found in what has been taught in the world of academia.
If you are a good communicator and understand the startup arena and players well, both sides really benefit from this set-up.
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No matter what your field of work or study, you will be far ahead if you become a skilled communicator as well.
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And, yet, at the same time, part of being a good communicator is knowing your audience their language, tropes and idioms.
By using simple, clear, precise language--and following a few other basic writing rules--you can become a better communicator and improve the prospects for your career.
No leader, regardless of how skilled a nonverbal communicator, can fool the people who work with him or her over an extended period of time.
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