Invest in improving your communication skills
In a video posted on LinkedIn, Buffett said,
If you can't communicate, it's like winking at a girl in the dark--nothing happens. You can have all the brainpower in the world, but you have to be able to transmit it. And the transmission is communication.
He added that investing in developing your communication skills -- both in writing and in-person -- "can increase your value by at least 50 percent."
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