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We live in dark times when the best insults are "Yeah, your mom..."
When Insults Were Witty. : Witticisms
How to think faster, better on your feet - CNN.com
( Real Simple ) -- Life coach Gail Blanke went to acting school to learn to improvise in any situation.
This is a guest post from Nathania Johnson. Recently, Brian wrote about the connections between jazz improvisation and blogging .
5 Improvisational Acting Techniques That Will Make You a Better Blogger | Copyblogger
WIT | Why Improv At Work?
Why improv? From better communication skills to the ability to think on one's feet, using improv in business has proved to help both individuals and the companies that hire improv groups. Fostering inovation, confidence, team building, and creativity, bringing an improv group like WIT to your organization can rejuvenate any workplace.
Learn to Improvise
I wrote these a while back for an improv manual for my team. It's my version of a lot of stuff out there already written on Improv. But, enjoy a different voice:
How can I develop a quick wit ? - Yahoo! Answers
- Play word association games. One of the defining features of someone who is witty, is an ability to make connections between disparate ideas on the cuff. If you've trained your brain to make these kinds of rapid associations between gay men and chihuahuas, or a shy, demure person and a Trappist monk, you can use these in conversation in a humorous way.
The Art of Spontaneous Witty Banter with Women
Ok, I have managed to start a conversation with a beautiful women now what do I talk about?Socrates once said that, “True knowledge exists in knowing that you know nothing,” and this is very true when it comes to wit.
How to be Witty, Becoming Witty, Being Witty
How To Have A Witty Conversation - Tips To Be Witty While Conversing
Being witty while conversing can be an impressive tool to attract and amuse your audience. Read through the following article to know how to have a witty conversation.How can I learn to be scathingly witty?
How to be handsomely witty? | Ask MetaFilter
I believe that every one of us can be witty in their own way.
How to be Witty?
Make Your Writing Funny: Implying Punchlines for Better Humor | All Freelance Writing
The technique I’m going to discuss this week doesn’t need to be used all the time.Jokes & Comedians: comedy writing techniques, standup comedian, comedy writing
Expert: Matt McDonald - 1/12/2005Here is a review of humor writing techniques, gathered from our recent contests, which may be helpful when you’re writing lines for The Unlucky Person contest. Our past contests were: Blank Book Titles contest: The Ten Best Things to Say to Someone When You Are Angry.