Employees should work to improve communication skills in 2025: expert

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Tuesday, December 17, 2024 2:00AM
Employees should work to improve communication skills in 2025: expert
Communication strategist and trainer Janine MacLachlan said employees should work to improve their communication skills in 2025.

CHICAGO (WLS) -- As 2024 comes to a close, people are thinking about what they want to accomplish at work in the new year.

A local expert says your plan for 2025 should include better communication skills.

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Communication strategist and trainer Janine MacLachlan joined ABC7 Chicago Monday to talk more about it.

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She said communication skills are important, even for people who work in fields you might not think about, like tech or finance.

Co-workers can work as a team to make the effort more fun, as well.

MacLachlan said $62 million each year is lost in productivity due to poor communication for large companies.

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