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)

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.

In the quest for motion and additional elements and angles, there is the danger of planning ahead with fixed ideas and destinations in mind.

that meant letting go of my own self-consciousness and any agenda I had coming into the interaction, since there was no guarantee it would ever come up, and I had to work with what the other person gave me.

Reacting to the other person’s emotions appropriately shows that you’re paying attention and actually care about what they’re saying. This is why you should react to everything. don’t ignore or let comments or nonverbal gestures just pass with no response.

People generally talk about things for a specific reason. If you can hear between the lines and find out what that reason is, you can have deeper conversations with others that are enjoyable for both of you.

You’re looking for these breadcrumbs that others want you to pick up on so they can talk about what they want.

In instances where you find it difficult to agree with the sentiment of people’s words, substitute “Yes, AND…” with “Yes, really?”

try to remember that conversation is not about knowledge.

Focusing on emotional intelligence and the emotional state of others is an approach that puts others first.