Consider these benefits of communicating well. 

Source: http://www.flickr.com/photos/marc_smith/3803569832/

You will: 

• Get the correct information quicker. 
• Build credibility with customers and colleagues.
• Develop more intimate relationships.
• Build loyalty in a supportive climate.
• Unleash creativity within yourself and others by building on each other’s ideas.
• Improve teamwork.
• Facilitate problem solving.
• Build consensus for decisions.
• Motivate others to work more effectively.
• Conduct and participate in more effective meetings. 
• Save time and energy, reduce rework, and increase productivity with clear instructions and discussions.
• Avoid needless arguments.
• Reduce hurt feelings – yours and those of others.
• Overcome paralyzing anger, fear, or shyness.
• Respond to feedback and criticism appropriately.
• Give more constructive criticism.
• Solicit helpful advice.
• Give the kind of advice others can really use.
• Negotiate for what you want without diminishing the other person.
• Win more cooperation when others’ response is voluntary.
• Stand firm on your opinions without giving offense.
• Give and accept appropriate praise and compliments.
• Manage your own conflicts without escalating them.
• Mediate others’ conflicts without getting burned yourself.
• Exercise more power over decisions affecting you.
• Influence and motivate others without strong-arm tactics.
• Find ways to “work around” difficult personalities.
• Generate enthusiasm for your ideas and proposals.
• Receive more invitations to accept leadership roles on committees.
• Receive more invitations to speak publicly to influence others.
• Increase your own and others’ job satisfaction.
• “Pick other people’s brains” profitably: ideas, experiences, habits, attitudes, and hard-core facts.
• Broaden your network of friends.
• Build your self-esteem by learning to be assertive.
• Defend your rights without manipulating or offending others.
• Handle insults, sarcasm, or other verbal abuse with style.
• Reduce your fear of vulnerability and decrease feelings of loneliness.
• Listen better so that others feel understood and valued.
• Generate meaningful or entertaining conversations.
• Reduce cross-gender conflicts because of style differences.
• Understand meanings from those of other cultures. 
• Improve your physical health by reducing stress caused by misunderstandings.
• Improve your mental health by growing as a person and developing more supportive relationships.
• Lead others to mutual benefits and goals.