Single noun that encompasses both writer and speaker?

Question

While writing and speaking are two different skill sets, they have much in common, and there are many people highly skilled in both. For instance, Garrison Keillor is both an excellent writer and an excellent speaker. An orator is someone skilled in writing. An adjective for such a person might be "eloquent." Perhaps there is such a word in another language. But I have not been able to think of a good word that encompasses both--a noun for someone who is good with words in whatever form they might come. The definition would be something like, "One who is eloquent." "Communicator" seems too broad, somehow.

Answer 1

I would suggest "articulate".

Answer 2

Do you think "wordsmith" might work?

Depending on your purpose, it might be clearer to describe such a person using more than a single noun, but "wordsmith" is defined as "skilled user of words" (from Oxford Living Dictionaries, en.oxforddictionaries.com), so it may be a good fit.

Answer 3

Orator actually refers to a public speaker, rather than a writer. I cannot think of a word that specifically encompasses a good writer and speaker (and neither can the thesaurus as far as I can tell!) However, I don't think it's cumbersome to say someone is an eloquent or effective writer and speaker. If you are writing about a person, you could say "An excellent communicator, Mark Twain was both a gifted writer and speaker." If the person is good at communication overall, you could say that they have good "interpersonal skills." This would encompass not only speaking/writing but also listening, their demeanor, etc.