Communication is a skill that you can learn. It’s like riding a bicycle or typing. If you’re willing to work at it, you can rapidly improve the quality of evry part of your life.

Tracy frames communication not as an inborn talent but as a trainable, practical competence—akin to procedural skills like cycling or typing. The comparison demystifies “good communication,” suggesting it improves through repetition, feedback, and deliberate practice rather than charisma. By linking better communication to “every part” of life, the quote also implies that relationships, work performance, leadership, and self-advocacy are mediated by how clearly and persuasively we express ourselves and listen to others. Its motivational force lies in shifting responsibility and hope to the learner: improvement is accessible, and the payoff is broad because communication is foundational to most human goals.