A good listener is better than a good talker. It depends on different situations. In social situations, when a person is a good talker, which is considered as public speaking skills, and its really important in building public relations.
A good listener listens to people’s conflicts, objections and try to resolve them, while a good talker speaks his points clearly to impress people. These both skills are important in social situations, because both improve public relations.
However, when a person is only a good listener but not a good speaker, then they may not be able to speak their point and might not be considered as a good leader. Because a leader is the one, who stand his ground and put his point clearly. There are so many good speakers on higher post such as president, MNA etc. They speak good and impress the audience to get votes. People with good speaking skills can make more connections, which can be used in their benefit.
Although, A good listener is better in different fields, such as ceo, because when a ceo listens to a problem effectively, then they can effectively command teams to work on the projects.
In conclusion, good speaker and good listener does improve your relationship, but in different fields.