Improve Your Conversations: Think on Your Feet, Witty Banter, and Always Know What to Say with Improv Comedy Techniques (2nd Edition) (How to be More Likable and Charismatic Book 13)

It’s that you can’t stay on the same topic forever, and the conversation needs to evolve in one way or another, or else interest will be lost.

Try asking them to elaborate on the parts of the story where there was more detail.

Version one: Once upon a time, a man was held captive by a shiny golden lobster named Sebastian. Sebastian only had one arm as a result of a long-forgotten tussle with a fishing net. The man had been there for three years until he attempted to escape to his family and dogs, but he was caught in a matter of minutes because Sebastian also owned a spe

If you can accurately catch the emotions people are conveying, even though they may not be stating them explicitly, they will feel that you understand them better and be more drawn to you.

Low self-esteem can make you feel like you don’t really belong in a conversation, or that you need to let others lead. Some people unconsciously feel that they aren’t really entitled to get up and steer the conversation in a way that they want to.

What makes really good conversation sparkle the way it does? It’s not planned, it’s not serious, it’s not forced. It’s closer to flirting or spontaneous dancing to good music than it is to a meeting or a performance.

By listening for and leaning into their excitement (i.e. the details), you’ll consistently find that conversational sweet spot where everything flows effortlessly.

Conversations require you to be confident,

the people involved in either a conversation or an improv scene will have an easier time if they intentionally create motion and seek to introduce new elements.