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

By: Patrick King

Narrated by: Jeremy Reloj

Length: 2 hrs and 5 mins

Publisher's summary

Does your mind blank at the worst times in a conversation and create awkward silences? Do you want to think faster on your feet? Do you run out of things to say and suck at keeping a conversation going? Or do you just wish you could be wittier and cleverer in every day conversation? Introverted? It's easier than you think.... All you need to do is just improv your conversations!

Improve Your Conversations teaches you how to use the ingenious framework from improv comedy and apply it directly to your everyday social interactions and conversations...and can't we learn something from the greatest improv comedians in the world, like Tina Fey and Will Ferrell? Improv comedy and memorable conversations have almost everything in common, from their premise to what makes them great to their end goals. In this book,I have pieced together the 14 best actionable and practical techniques from the improv comedy world designed to create conversational flow and connection...and simply have better interactions. You never know when a single connection can change your life, so make sure that each one is memorable. How will you learn to improv(e) your conversations?

• The number one cause of awkward silences and how to beat them.
• How to maintain an equal give and take for maximum conversational flow.
• The three topics you can always go to when your mind blanks.
• The mind-set to always know what to say and think quickly on your feet.
• How to direct the conversation to exactly where you want.
• What Sherlock Holmes has to do with great conversations.

Countless examples...and much more! Plus 14 insightful exercises to illustrate and practice each technique. This is not a book of generic, vague tips like "fake it 'til you make it" and "just make more eye contact and smile." No, this is a book of real tips that you can implement today to immediately increase your conversational fluency and flow.

©2015 Pei Kuo (P)2015 Pei Kuo

It does what is says

This book delivers on the goods in a short sweet package. Its already improved my conversation game. Highly recomended

Simple honest turns of attention worth their weight in gold

All people are selfish trying to become unselfish - the use of humor and the techniques of improvisation which are disarmingly honest and fresh make for witty banter, light hearted engagement to developing solid relationships at home and at work

If you really need help with the basics

This book is very basic. I was looking for information on how to "level-up" significantly, since I consider myself to have good conversation skills already. If you are really bad at conversation and need clear guidance, this this book could help. If you are already a decent conversationalist, then this may be too basic for you.

Great book

Not sure why this book is getting as bad of reviews as it is, it's a great book to listen to for fun conversation

Lots of information on the how

You learn quite a few things from this book as it isn't shallow and instead really goes in to detail by giving you clear and plentiful examples on how to be a better conversatist

Not a total waste

These books often leave me disappointed and this one was not different. For me the improvisation comparisons only sometimes met their aim. Standing in front of an audience waiting for them to converse with you is a problem. Reading how receptive they are to what you are saying and how you say it is invaluable. My apologies to the narrator but he was awful. He was flat and and emotionless. His enunciation was great something people appear not to care about today. This is a short read that leaves me extremely grateful it’s over in spite of the things I learned.
Happy Reading

Great listen

Great stuff man, I really enjoyed it. I'll listen to this book a few times over .

Well worth the price

It was a lot of good tips that address my own problems in conversation. After listening to this book, I think the only conversational problem I don't have is interrupting people.

great tips on getting things going

I really got some great tips on how to keep things moving while talking. I would recommend this book especially to those who feel uncomfortable with conversation.

Great tips and exercises

Enjoyed the simplicity of the content as well as the tips and exercises to try. Very easy to listen too and the length was great...not to long!