Improve Your Conversations

Think on Your Feet, Witty Banter, and Always Know What to Say with Improv Comedy Techniques

By: Patrick King

Narrated by: Joe Hempel

Does your mind blank in conversation and create awkward silence? Do you run out of things to say and struggle to keep dialogue flowing?

(A) Conversation isn't scripted, (B) it's 100% unpredictable, and (C) it can be terrifying at times. How do you prepare for such a thing? By learning how to apply improv comedy techniques to roll with any punch and improve your conversations and social interactions.

Become quicker and cleverer in daily conversation.

Improv(e) Your Conversations teaches the ingenious rules of improv comedy that allow performers to turn boring prompts into memorable interactions worthy of standing ovations. This means there are real frameworks and templates to escape interview-mode small talk - and start connecting and building rapport from the moment you say "Hello." This book goes through over 15 of the most helpful and insightful improv comedy techniques with countless real-life examples to make you a great talker.

Learn the conversational secrets of the world's best comedians.

Electric, flowing conversation doesn't just happen, and no one knows that better than Patrick King, internationally best-selling author and highly sought-after social interaction and conversation coach. Let his expertise guide you through the improv comedy world and exactly, word for word, how to never run out of things to say. A single conversation can change your life, so make sure that each one is memorable.

©2017 Patrick King (P)2017 Patrick king

listening is truly an art

This fellow has great narration.
i enjoyed this (all his books) very much.
I deal with folks daily up close and personal
and see what I do right and how I can improve.

Worth your time if you want to eliminate awkward silences

This audible is short and succinct. It tells you what you need to do to become better at banter. It is easy to listen to and I feel much more confident about going to talk to vendors on a conference floor. The strategies the author provides are easy to remember and has reduced my anxiety when it comes to approaching people at mixers and networking events.

Easy to Understand and Execute

The exercises are encouraged and explained in great detail, offering an interesting perspective on daily conversations.

Missing link to other conversation books

This book is short and sweet. The author connects the dots between many techniques that I have heard about having good conversation. His ideas are practical and easy to start while his examples of successful and unsuccessful attempt gave me several, “ah ha” and “awh shoot” moments. I feel more self aware with a guide to improve.

Best book on conversation hands down. Impeccable.

A clear analysis of conversation using tools from improv that make the two inexorably analogous.

Great for the socially awkward

If you're socially gifted this may not be super helpful. A lot of it is basic tips for avoiding small talk with a few useful exercises for training your wit.

If you think of yourself as an introvert or socially awkward, however, this will be incredibly useful.

Exactly what I was looking for

As someone who's have social anxiety through most of my life, I´ve listened to A LOT of conversation/talk/socialization self-help books, I found this one really concise and accionable. Don't be afraid about the author trying to shoehorn in jokes because this is inspired by improv comedy techniques, the information is straightforward without being dry. It even made me curious about studying improv techniques more in dept to help me out with my socialization.

gives solid training examples and guides

I thought it was sweet and short and to the point. He gave a lot of good examples for concrete and then I could take to practice

Outstanding

Definitely love & appreciate this. Outstanding, nobull, actionable advice. It's so good, I plan on getting the hard copy. Tnx King, this book is definitely life-changing!!!

I Highly Recommend this book

I really learned A LOT about great [and bad] conversations. There's so much material in this book, you can take bites of it and have plenty to practice with! My thoughts, by the last chapter, were that this should be a required life-course, hahaha. Excellent.