Elements of Wit
Author: Errett, Benjamin
ISBN: 9780399169106
Publisher: Penguin Group USA
Year first published: 19 Nov 2014
Pages: 256
Format: Paperback / softback
A lively primer on cultivating the art of great timing, good humor, lively storytelling, and other essential skills of great wits, with examples ranging from Winston Churchill and Oscar Wilde to Nora Ephron and Louis CK
Got wit?
We've all been in that situation where we need to say something clever, but innocuous; smart enough to show some intelligence, without showing off; something funny, but not a joke. What we need in that moment is wit-that sparkling combination of charm, humor, confidence, and most of all, the right words at the right time.
Elements of Wit is an engaging book that brings together the greatest wits of our time, and previous ones from Oscar Wilde to Nora Ephron, Winston Churchill to Christopher Hitchens, Mae West to Louis CK, and many in between.
With chapters covering the essential ingredients of wit, this primer sheds light on how anyone-introverts, extroverts, wallflowers, and bon vivants-can find the right zinger, quip, parry, or retort...or at least be a little bit more interesting.
ISBN: 9780399169106
Publisher: Penguin Group USA
Year first published: 19 Nov 2014
Pages: 256
Format: Paperback / softback
A lively primer on cultivating the art of great timing, good humor, lively storytelling, and other essential skills of great wits, with examples ranging from Winston Churchill and Oscar Wilde to Nora Ephron and Louis CK
Got wit?
We've all been in that situation where we need to say something clever, but innocuous; smart enough to show some intelligence, without showing off; something funny, but not a joke. What we need in that moment is wit-that sparkling combination of charm, humor, confidence, and most of all, the right words at the right time.
Elements of Wit is an engaging book that brings together the greatest wits of our time, and previous ones from Oscar Wilde to Nora Ephron, Winston Churchill to Christopher Hitchens, Mae West to Louis CK, and many in between.
With chapters covering the essential ingredients of wit, this primer sheds light on how anyone-introverts, extroverts, wallflowers, and bon vivants-can find the right zinger, quip, parry, or retort...or at least be a little bit more interesting.
