text: There are so many skills you need for life out there you can't count them all. It just happens that communicating with people is a huge life skill. More outgoing people don't even blink at the option to go and talk to someone when shyer people need a little help, and seeking other peoples opinions during school or outside of it is a great way to get people out of their shell. Talking to someone is more then a life skill it is a everyday skill and that is why it is so greatly important. The best way to improve at it is to do it.