Thanks for asking; I was wanting someone to bring this up. It certainly does help.

All too often, great ideas are communicated poorly and end up going nowhere, I think. Knowing how to frame something for a particular audience, or helping people feel like they're heard / acknowledged / part of a team, or seeing through pervasive political fogs, and a bunch of other little skills that really boil down to "good communication" and "psychology" have undeniably helped.

Somewhat unfortunately, I'm working on convincing myself that not all persuasive communication is bad!