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.

dead space because you’ve bounced the ball back to the other person with nothing behind it.

Play on the absurd, be a bit of a clown or throw in something unexpected to move the moment along.

Another important reason you should fill your answers with details is that the way the other person reacts will often reveal something about them.

A well-known sales technique is to continue to ask people escalating questions that inevitably they answer “Yes”

If you’re someone who’s afraid of adding to conversations or speaking up, keep in mind that it’s never as bad as you think it will be.

First, it provides a three-dimensional description of the context and characters involved. That automatically makes people more interested and invested because they are already painting a mental picture in their minds and visualizing everything.

In most cases, when you stop people outright with a “No,” it will make them defensive because you have probably just shot down something they wanted to convey.

details are important because they are what engages people emotionally. Details remind people of their own lives and memories, and make them feel more drawn to whoever is presenting them.