Focus on describing your written and oral communication skills. If you have a former supervisor who commented on your excellent communication skills in a letter of recommendation or performance review, use their description in your response. The interviewer wants to know that you can speak clearly with others while properly documenting reports and other forms of written communications.

Avoid saying your communication skills could use improvement. The interviewer will pass you over for another candidate if you have poor communication skills. If you need to strengthen your communication skills, you might want to enroll in a leadership course, public speaking class, or read or watch a video on improving your communication skills.

"I would describe my communication skills as very strong. I can communicate with diverse groups so that they understand without using complex terms. I also have solid written communication and documentation skills, with over fifteen years of experience honing these skills. I took writing and communications courses in college and feel those helped me develop my skills."