In 2018,a young entrepreneur named Michael Hood asked Buffett what skills young people should focus on. Buffett answered, “Invest in yourself. The one easy way to become worth 50% more than you are now — at least — is to hone your communication skills — both written and verbal. 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.” 

Many people may think that some are born with the gift for being an excellent conversationalist, while others are not. In fact, there is no such thing as a gift for being good at holding a conversation. People who are good at communication just know some simple skills that everyone can learn. In this book, Conversationally Speaking, Alan Garner uses everyday language and rich teaching examples to help us learn conversation skills and gain the upper hand in social situations.