verbal skills
Spoken communication proficiency
Verbal skills are abilities related to language—speaking, writing, reading, and listening.
The term appears most often in educational and professional contexts: The job requires strong verbal skills.
Verbal skills contrast with quantitative or spatial abilities on aptitude tests.
Someone with good verbal skills communicates clearly and understands language well.
- word choiceSelection of vocabulary
- articulationClear vocal expression
- grammarLanguage's structural rules
- eloquencePersuasive verbal grace
- silver tongueNatural persuasive ability
way with words · gift of gab · smooth talker · word recognition · critical listening · syntax · persuasion · storytelling · empathetic listening · creative writing · editing · technical writing · paraphrasing · idiomatic expressions · debate · think on your feet · quick wit · proofreading
- developmentgrowth, progress, advancement, expansion, improvement
- child developmentbaby, toddler, newborn, infancy, milestones
- cognitionthinking, reasoning, thought, cognition, remembering
- language learningvocabulary lists, lessons, acquisition, basic vocabulary, grammar books
- abilitiesstrength, agility, endurance, flexibility, dexterity
- functional skillsreading, writing, math, arithmetic, literacy
verbal skillsmathematical reasoning
Drawing conclusions through formal logic
spatial reasoning · quantitative reasoning · abstract reasoning · math skills · mechanical aptitude
verbal skillsnonverbal communication
Wordless transmission of meaning
body language · visual communication · nonverbal cues · nonverbal expression · sign language
verbal skillsmotor skills
Coordinated bodily movement ability
manual dexterity · hand-eye coordination · mechanical aptitude · fine motor skills · gross motor skills
verbal, verb, verbs, verbally, verbalize, verbalized, verbalizing, verbalization, nonverbal