Elements of Wit, Benjamin Errett
Elements of Wit, Benjamin Errett
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Elements of Wit
Mastering the Art of Being Interesting

Author: Benjamin Errett

Narrator: Erik Synnestvedt

Unabridged: 5 hr 56 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Ascent Audio

Published: 11/01/2014


Synopsis

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.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Deedra on June 24, 2017

Book 1 of our orientation road trip. Interesting listen. Definitely not my usual, but I enjoyed it.......more

Goodreads review by Nathan on May 13, 2021

One of the interesting aspects of this book is that it was about something else than it originally seemed to be the case. This is a book that promises the reader that it will be a self-help book on how to be more witty. A great many people long to toss witty comments on Twitter or at dinner parties......more