Product related roles have grown considerably over the past five years, which means an influx of people who are starting out in a new skills area. Getting Started in Product aims to support these people make the transition.
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Product Manager Skills — Communication
What skills do you need to be a successful product manager?
When it comes to being a product manager, there are a number of core ‘soft’ skills that you need to have, or develop. These include:
Critical thinking
Strategic thinking
Empathy
Curiosity
Facilitation
Communication
Leadership
Coaching
In this story, we’re going to take a look at communication.
What are Communication Skills?
You use communication skills whenever you are giving and receiving different kinds of information, which can be written, spoken, typed or even in the form of body language. You might need to communicate ideas, feelings or what’s going on around you and they involve listening, speaking, observing and empathizing.
Demonstrating strong communication skills is about being able to convey information to others in a simple and unambiguous way.
Product related roles have grown considerably over the past five years, which means an influx of people who are starting out in a new skills area. Getting Started in Product aims to support these people make the transition.
