The Art of Witty Banter: Be Clever, Be Quick, Be Interesting – Create Captivating Conversation

Learn how to:

Make people comfortable
Connect easily in any context
Develop killer eye contact
Prepare for any social situation
Appear as intuitive as a mind reader
Never run out of things to say

A good conversationalist’s talent is making sure the other person is comfortable. One crucial way to ensure the other person’s comfort is to be conscientious about making it easier for the other side to answer.

But if instead you said, “I saw Forrest Gump recently and it was pretty good,” it’s unlikely anyone will argue with you unless they truly hate Tom Hanks and feel-good movies

If you were to say, "I think Forrest Gump is the greatest movie of all time,"

Each qualifier and boundary makes the question easier (and more fun) for them to answer

There are several qualifiers here based on number or time

Any comedy movies you consider pretty decent and can recommend

Here’s a common absolute question: What’s your favorite movie?

Put boundaries around the question and make it non-absolute and people will be able to answer the question far more easily.

Transform this question into:

What are your top few movies?

Or

What are some good movies you’ve seen recently?

Or

So what’s the solution here?

They will start to feel as if they’re at a job interview or in an interrogation instead of a pleasant social interaction