The ability to speak continuously with confidence is a talent of sorts. But, over the course of my working life, I found that the colleagues who had the most impact on meetings, and whose careers advanced with the greatest velocity, were those who restricted themselves to fewer and better statements; more concise and memorable observations; more

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Less talking gave other elements prominence. The atmosphere played a larger role. I understood how succinct language impacts user interfaces, but this further reinforced the power of brevity.

From reading over 100 business books and running a startup for over a year, here's a 2-word summary of communication that might save you years of reading:

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It's not enough to say 'matcha is good', it's not a story until you say 'compared to coffee, matcha makes you consistently alert but not jittery'. It's not a story with... See more