The Art of Witty Banter: Be Clever, Quick, & Magnetic (2nd Edition) (How to be More Likable and Charismatic)
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Think quickly on your feet: be smooth, funny, and clever – all at once. Goodbye awkward silences, hello conversational agility.
In any interaction, witty banter is almost always the end goal. It allows you to (1) disarm and connect with anyone, (2) immediately exit boring small talk mode, and (3) instantly build rapport like you’re old friends.
Flow with the conversational twists and turns like water.
The Art of Witty Banter examines the art, nuance, and mechanics of banter and charm to make you awitty comeback machine, the likes of which your friends have never seen. You’ll be able to handle, defend, disarm, and engage others in a way that makes you comfortable and confident with each growing day.
Transform “interview” conversations into comfortable rapport.
Patrick King is an internationally bestselling author and Social Skills and Conversation Coach. As someone who teaches people to speak for a living, he’s broken wit and banter down to a science and given you real guidelines on what to say and when.
Make a sharp, smart, and savvy impression every time.
•Why the questions you use make people freeze.•How to master teasing, witty comebacks, and initiating jokes and humor.•What free association is and how it makes you quick-witted.
There’s no guesswork here – you’ll get exact examples and phrases to plug into your daily conversations.
•The reactions and exact phrases to make yourself be heard.•The best types of compliments to give and what you’re doing wrong.•What a fallback story is and how it can save you.
Never again be boring, awkward, or generic.
Conversation is the key to all that you want in life. Moving up in your career, making new friends, and romantic success – it all starts from the same foundation of conversation. So make the most out of them and specialize in witty banter. You’ll have a waiting list of new friends.This is the eighth book in the “How to be More Likable and Charismatic” series as listed below:1. Improve Your Conversations: Think on Your Feet, Witty Banter, and Always Know What To Say with Improv Comedy Techniques2. Improve Your People Skills: How to Connect With Anyone, Communicate Effectively, Develop Deep Relationships, and Become a People Person3. The Art of Witty Banter: Be Clever, Be Quick, Be Interesting – Create Captivating Conversation4. Principles of Likability: Skills for a Memorable First Impression, Captivating Presence, and Instant Friendships5. Magnetic Charisma: How to Build Instant Rapport, Be More Likable, and Make a Memorable Impression – Gain the It Factor6. Better Small Talk: Talk to Anyone, Avoid Awkwardness, Generate Deep Conversations, and Make Real Friends7. How to Listen with Intention8. The Art of Witty Banter (2nd Edition)
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Specification: The Art of Witty Banter: Be Clever, Quick, & Magnetic (2nd Edition) (How to be More Likable and Charismatic)
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Ernie Davis –
This is the 3rd book I’ve read from the author. It’s a very informative guide to explaining things we have already experienced in our everyday lives. Interactions with people are not equal, some are good and some are awkward and this book explains why and details how to get the chemistry going that sometimes happens naturally and sometimes does not. I bought the 9 pack of books from this author and am excited each time to start the next. Highly recommend
Victor –
I truely feel like I’m overall improving, not only in how I speak but in how I view speaking. Oh, my favorite part you ask? I think my absolute favorite part of this book is how chapter 5 is word for word the same as “better small talks” chapter 3. It cut my reading time by 1/5th! Now I have to read all his books to see what other secrets he’s hiding from me.
Jennifer chandler –
A SIMPLE BOOK FOR BEGINNERS
to start, the book really makes you more aware of how to respond to people and think on how you could inprove; it provides examples which for the most part are helpful but very conspicious, most being unintuitive and feeling like you’re talking to a robot. For example on the subject of using witty banter(Chapter 3) the author used describing someone as a glacier for an example
” Bob: You are working as slow as a glacier. Pick it up!
You:[focusing on the word glacier] You mean I’m strong and cool under pressure? True” (117)
The example is obvious, giving you a great idea on the matter but the joke feels boring and irritible.
The advice for the most part is good for a begginner with only some just being common sense and courtesy
For the most part this is a very “simple” book but is a must need if you are just starting out. 4/5
Sehos –
This book will give you some direct strategies you can apply right now on how to be a more strategic, effective, and extremely attractive conversationalist.
Dan –
Fast shipping and arrived intact
Jonathan G. –
There are a couple of useful tips in this book that people can try. The words ‘be clever, quick and magnetic’ are selling a pipe dream that doesn’t exist. The book will certainly help a little bit, but the degree of success will depend on other factors like confidence, something which no book will give you. It has to be cultivated and earned.
Gita Kulkarni –
I have yet to come across a book that breaks down wit like we used to diagram sentences in the third grade…until now…and I loved it! (But listen, I am no longer a nerd!) Patrick has logically and intentionally organized this book to help those of us that cannot help themselves effectively move up the banter ladder without outside help. It starts with broad fundamentals and then moves into advanced, specific themes like sarcasm done right and employment of wit. I, in the spirit of self-improvement, took notes and plan to use the techniques daily. They really do work. Kevin breaks them down to help you exercise them easily too. I didn’t feel as though this had a style of only one humorous person – like Ryan Reynolds. Both women and men could run these plays with successful results.
Life can be a party if you make it one, and you can be the life of the party with these specific, explained and funny tips. I was not paid or promoted to post this review.
Charles Pace –
This is a book chock-full with ideas and suggestions of how to spice up your conversation and make it more playful and enjoyable. Read it and take note of the suggestion that feel like working for you, and I am sure it will make your conversation more enjoyable.
mr r k parr –
Enjoyed it, the summary section at the end is really helpful
Simone Trimarco –
Very pleasurable to read and inspiration to spice up conversation with strangers and friends!
Gadget Wallah –
Most of the time conversation is an almost automatic act. We don’t think of the purpose and direction of the conversation. This book makes a stab at that meta approach – think about ‘conversational acts’. The author is clearly an amateur but he still has some decent points. At times the book sounds like it is written for someone on the spectrum who has to fake empathy and emotion, but other parts are more informative. I think the author would have benefited from doing more research on the topic. What I really liked were the summary chapters – books like this are often tediously long and filled with millions of anecdotes. After reading the first chapter I went to the summaries and they were all I needed and quite succinct. I may go back to one of the chapters, but kudos for that innovation! Keep writing! I wish I could!
Dario Charles –
Fantastic! Easy to follow and perfect if you are looking to improv your conversations, rapport and connection with others! Sometimes we think people are either funny or not, charismatic and likeable or not, but this book really demystifies that and shows how you can learn to bring humour into interactions and become confident with simple mind shifts and practice!
George Mack –
We all know when someone’s witty or excels at banter. They’re magnetic, socially suave, and they’re popular. They can dish it out as well as they can take it. It makes them more interesting and less one dimensional.
This book is excellent at providing frameworks for understanding wit and banter. This makes it much easier to provide witty replies on the fly. Instead of having to think of something on the spot, you can closely wait for someone to say something, and then immediately filter it through the frameworks you learned in this book and provide a witty reply.
There’s one HUGE caveat though (and everyone else is right)… some of these can make you look like a real A-hole. These work best with someone you’re genuinely close with or comfortable around. Otherwise, you’ll risk offending 80-90% of the people around you. .. especially if you often use sarcastic replies. If you do decide to use those, you better be self-deprecating as well so that you don’t look like a bully.
However, that caveat can be your greatest strength.
Do you have a coworker or friend in your social group who’s rude to you? It’s easy to get emotionally flustered and not be able to think of a reply on the spot. However, this book arms you with the tools needed to easily deal with people like that. So the next time you encounter them, you’ll be calm because not only are you prepared, but you’ll be excited for the moment to put them in their place, making you come out on top. You’ll have verbal daggers ready to launch at them, and it will be easy to employ – because the frameworks make it easy for you. There are plenty of examples provided as well.
Think of this book as a guide to verbal jiu jitsu. You don’t want to use it offensively. But it’s a great tool to have in your social toolkit, and it will definitely arm you with a layer of self defense.