Scientists who have good communication skills have a distinct advantage over their less communicative colleagues when they compete for scarce tenure-track positions or for industry and government jobs that increasingly demand broad-based, practical skills.
With a less communicative central banker, this message would sound about as clear as a mudpack.
As someone nears the end of life, it is not unusual to turn inward and become less communicative, even as much as three months before death.
Over the months she spent with him, speaking briefly with him each day, he grew less communicative and more monosyllabic, Ms. Barnes said.
His band are exuberant from the off, the twin drummers working up enough steam to muscle the show along for nearly two hours – but Ant himself is less communicative.
Our language may sound less communicative than chirpy: not in the sense of cheerful, but rather like the phatic calls of birds, simply emphasizing that we are still here to do the telling.
Then, as hormonal changes begin, "females start to focus intensely on their emotions and on communication, talking on the phone and connecting with their girlfriends at the mall," while boys grow less communicative and become obsessed about scoring — in games, and in the back seat of a car".
(Though, they add, at China's meteorological and rivers bureaus, even state secrets can be imparted if the price is right).Until recently China was no less communicative towards downstream neighbours, who have seen a sharp drop in Mekong levels in recent years.
