Laugh Tactics: Master Conversational Humor and Be Funny On Command - Think Quick

by Patrick King

Exact phrases to develop your sense of humor, master witty remarks, make people laugh, and be funnier - even if you're not naturally funny. Laugh Tactics is full of strategies that dissect, break down, and analyze all of the types of humor that you'll encounter in daily conversation - stuff you can really use with people you talk to. We're not all trying to become standup comedians, and this isn't a book about ha-ha jokes with setups and punch lines. Learn to simply make a better impression on people, put them at ease, charm them, and make them smile with you. Learn witticisms, quips, retorts, comebacks, and wisecracks without being cheesy or corny. Don't worry if you feel like you've never understood humor or how to be funny. I've done the work for you and analyzed everyone from comedy writers to standup comedians and given you step-by-step, complete guidance to use common joke structures in everyday situations. Adaptable to any premise, topic, or setting! Strategies to instantly be clever and witty and sound like a world-class comedian. Patrick King is an internationally bestselling author and sought-after Social Skills and Conversation Coach. He teaches building rapport, and a major part of that is using humor to connect with others - shared moments of laughter are incredible bonding moments, and you'll be able to create them without being "that guy/girl." What techniques will you learn to make people laugh spontaneously? What makes an impactful comedic delivery and storytelling. How to use irony and sarcasm conversationally. How to create and build a banter chain with others. Injecting role play into any situation. You will also learn the following: How to play on people's expectations and sense of contrast. The art of misconstruing. Why relatability is so darn funny. The famous "comic triple." Humor is the highway to the relationships you want in life. It's not just hilarious jokes and mastering laugh tactics. When you can make someone laugh, you create a shared moment and experience that leads immediately to rapport and friendship. Humor is the ability to lighten people's moods, ease tension, provide comfort, and give perspective in tough times to make everything okay. 100% proven and replicable techniques to be interesting and funny, broken down for your consumption and use. Click the BUY NOW button at the top right of this page!"

Genres: Humor, Self Help, Nonfiction, Communication, Comedy, Relationships

172 pages, Paperback

Published December 27, 2016

About the author

Patrick King is a Social Interaction Specialist, in other words, a dating, online dating, image, and communication and social skills coach based in San Francisco, California, and has been featured on numerous national publications such as Inc.com. He’s also a #1 Amazon best-selling dating and relationships author with the most popular online dating book on the market, and writes frequently on dating, love, sex, and relationships.

He focuses on using his emotional intelligence and understanding of human interaction to break down emotional barriers, instill confidence, and equip people with the tools they need for success. No pickup artistry and no gimmicks, simply a thorough mastery of human psychology delivered with a dose of real talk, perfected and honed through three years of law school.

Reviews

[Lea Luminarias · Rating 3 out of 5]

To make use of these useful informations, you really have to practice it step by step and build them into a habit - because all of these tips in the book takes forming them a habit in order to fully own the skills. I didn’t know how to get started and what to practice, now I do.

[Cameron · Rating 3 out of 5]

After reading this I found I'm probably the funniest person alive.

[Ghassen Jabri · Rating 4 out of 5]

Pretty helpful i recommend it.
But6make sure you do a lot of practice, don't just read it and then go out expecting yourself to be witty. I suggest practicing scenarios in your head (visualizations) and watch YouTube videos while trying to comment on what you see in the funniest way possible.

[C.A. Gray]

This is a strange course -- I've always found the concept of what makes something funny interesting, as I've never heard a satisfactory answer before. This course didn't answer the question either, but it did dance around the question... it attempts to be more practical, giving people tips on how to be funny. Unfortunately the examples the author gives fall flat for me, and remind me forcibly of the scene in "Pride and Prejudice" when Mr. Collins tells the Bennett girls that he often amuses himself by contriving little compliments for women in advance, yet when he delivers them, he tries to give himself as unstudied an air as possible. Elizabeth says, "Believe me, sir, no one would suspect your manners of being rehearsed." Of course analyzing a joke has the effect of killing the humor, and I wasn't expecting this book itself to be funny... but I imagine the person who might listen and take notes as someone with excessively poor social skills. Anyway, I gave up.

[Yoric · Rating 3 out of 5]

My first reaction about the book title is to think about Jim Rohn's remark in "Cultivating an unshakable character", that humor can't be faked, and there can't be self-taught in a book or seminar. So this book is a great challenge.
Humor is fascinating in that it uniquely transcends all other human's traits.
This book targets a topic we often overlook, and that is worth our attention.

[Alberto Lagomarsini · Rating 3 out of 5]

Pudo ser mejor. Aunque se tocan someramente unas técnicas de humor buenas, realmente pierde mucho en cuanto a definir el verdadero sentido del humor. Podría ser mejor pero es un buen manual (sarcasmo).

[Michelle Campbell · Rating 5 out of 5]

Love it love it

I was having communication issues at work but not anymore due to this book. Which has definitely add value to my communication skills.

[Eric · Rating 3 out of 5]

Overall it's a good read. It goes back to practice and how badly you want to become witty and fun.

[Helfren · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book is very practical and very easy to use. The laugh tactics of using the exageration technique or the misunderstood tactic in order to be funny. Love it.

[Jevgenij · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book won't make you a standup comedian, but will give some nice ideas about incorporating humor into conversations, especially if you are struggling with this.

[Thomas.M.Small1991gmail.Com · Rating 4 out of 5]

Enjoyed very much

Very good book. Good techniques. Will try some of these out and see how i get on. Will recommend this book

[Simon F. Melinte · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good advices! Let's start a day with some good ironies 😁

[David Penso · Rating 5 out of 5]

thorough and insightful

It covered a lot of material toward assisting in having a quick and humorous wit. Explanations were clear and very easy to understand

[Trương Tín · Rating 4 out of 5]

Just read a few pages, drop it, now I guess I gotta make a global comedian show.

[Samuel · Rating 4 out of 5]

Explaining humor and comedy is like trying to explain poetry.

Patrick king does a good job though.

Quite useful on the things to avoid while trying to be funny.

4 stars.

[James Ott Jr · Rating 1 out of 5]

The grammar is horrible. It made it impossible for me to read.

[Angeles · Rating 3 out of 5]

It's an essential skill of misdirection and salesmanship, I understand writers need to add some water so one can swallow his bread, but the main content starts only at chapter four. It's pretty tricky and dry to go through it, spotted some anchors but overall not too bad for a book.

[Scott Allan]

Although I've always considered myself a ‘funny’ and entertaining person, this is the first book I’ve ever come across that teaches you how to be that way in social situations. Patrick King delivers great advice and techniques in ‘Laugh Tactics’ in order help you become funny in a very natural way. If you’ve ever noticed at a party or social event, there is always somebody who is trying too hard to be liked, to hard to be funny or gain attention. This book tones it down so that you don’t come across looking like a fool or desperate to land a good joke. And you can be funny without looking like you’re trying to be funny.

“Laugh Tactics” shows you how to:
* Create a mindset for humor
* Showcase the best sides of your personality through story telling
* Deliver a funny moment with the deadpan serious tone and face
* Be spontaneous in your delivery
* Avoid the common mistakes in humor
* Relate to your audience through common topics
* Emphasize a contrast
* Be intentionally funny without looking like you are trying
* Implement the art of misconstruing + the exaggerated conclusion
* Use hyperbole and body language to convey your message
* Integrate the six questions approach in conversation
* My favorite: The Triple Effect!

This book is written in a slick, easy-to-understand style that allows you to be yourself in social situations while carrying on a joke, delivering one, or just blending in with the crowd as you are smoothly delivering your banter that keeps conversation interesting. I’d highly recommend you get this and start to work the tactics that appeal to you. Then the next time you are locked in conversation and looking for a way to communicate better by being even more interesting than you are, fall back on the techniques here and get real results.