6. Prepare for Workplace Communication

6.2. Build collaboration skills

Collaboration is the bedrock of effective teamwork. In order to build strong team collaboration skills, you need to practice open and honest communication. This doesn’t necessarily mean always agreeing on things. Knowing how to disagree and work through those differences is a key part of collaboration too.

Collaboration and communication skills are kind of a “chicken and egg” scenario. You can build good collaboration by communicating effectively but knowing how to collaborate is a key component of strong communication. Essentially, this just means you will have to practice improving both collaboration and communication skills over time. As you improve team collaboration, you will get better at conveying information and opinions in a work environment and as a result, that honest communication will make collaboration feel more effortless.