Practice quick-wittedness & rhetoric: dissolve like the pros

We all know them: People, who are never at a loss for an answer, always have a casual saying up their sleeve and emerge as the beaming winner from even the trickiest of conversations. It's in their blood. Correct? No. quick-wittedness can be learned and trained.

Afterwards you are always smarter

Who does not wish the logic of the seemingly brazen law "In retrospect you are always smarter!" to break through and be smart in advance? How often do we think that a different, better reaction would have helped us in certain situations - if only we had been quick-witted.

There are situations in which we Conversation with others are suddenly confronted with unforeseen situations. "Quick jokes", inappropriate Criticism or even open, personal attacks. "And what's next?" In these moments we often lack the spontaneity or the Courage for a reasonable, quick and intelligent counterattack.

Assess the situation correctly

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In order to be able to achieve this, the situation must first and foremost be correctly assessed. Repartee always needs an occasion. Anyone who is “just like that” and in principle always “quick-witted” does not take his counterpart seriously and prevents any meaningful approach Communication. That is why it is important to know whether a funny comment, a snappy remark, a cheeky counterattack is currently in fashion or not.

A central point of reference for this is the respective counterpart. How well do you know the person you are talking to? Let's say it's yours Executive. If you know that he is an absolute choleric who goes to the roof with every harmless contradiction or joke, you might want to forego your quick-wittedness. Quite? No not really! Because: even a meaningful silence can be quick-witted.

Spontaneously cheeky?

However, you should not spend too much time analyzing the situation. Because that's what quick-wittedness is all about: spontaneous reactions! This includes for sure also a certain Risks. It is therefore best to know in advance what you can and cannot risk.

You need to be aware that quick-witted answers are rarely special nice are. We fight back because of our Education often automatically opposed to being “naughty”. This doesn't mean that you should insult, embarrass, or put down your counterpart in every possible way.

Strikingness is not mean or brutal

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On the contrary: quick-wittedness has nothing to do with brutality, disrespect or meanness. Anyone can do that. Objective the quick wittedness is to its own sovereignty to protect. But not up Costs the sovereignty of others.

In order to be quick-witted in a meadow that you will find with others, and ideally also with your conversation partner, Respect and improves your image, you must be careful not to be offensive. Meet a clumsy one insult not with one like that.

Being sovereign without hurting

Try an absurd remark, for example by answering: "Oh listen: they are playing our song." In this way you maintain your sovereignty without hurting the other person and maybe - in the best case from your counterpart - you might also get a few laughs.

You express that the clumsy insult did not hurt you and through the playful element that lies in your answer you give the other the chance to save yourself to the level of the game. Because you have it on just now clear done, he or she cannot give you anything.

Schlagfertigkeits culture

Hip hop and rap have become an indispensable part of our culture. At least as far as the younger generations are concerned, this style of music is part of many Everyday life. Of course, this is not about musical preferences or aesthetic criticism of a certain form of music. That is up to each individual.

But what is interesting about hip-hop in our context is that there is a real “quick-witted culture” if you will. Individual rappers compete against each other in so-called battles and compete in a quick wit.

Who disgest better?

One begins and "disses" (in English: "offended" or "provoked") his opponent. He can then defend himself or “diss” back and so on. The Audience or a jury then decides which of the two “dissed” the other better – i.e. who was quick-witted.

This does not only sound like sports; this is also one. The competition between the rappers is very big (usually also sporty), so that an intensive training is necessary to insist on the stage.

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