Having great people skills simply means that you can communicate well with a variety of people, understand what they are saying to you and have them understand what you are saying to them. Make it a goal of yours to get along and communicate with everyone that you interact with. It will benefit you for the rest of your life to develop this skill.
People always want to help and work with people who they like and trust. Someone’s likeability is much more important than the way he dresses or how smart he is. Everyone just wants to be around “people like them” who they can relate to and have a conversation with. Be likeable and you’ll be just fine.
The Bottom Line: Regardless of what activities you are involved with in school and what career you get into after you gradate, you will be around people for the rest of your life. The better your people skills are, the better relationships that you will be able to build with others.