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What mode(s) of banter are you good at?

Asked by wundayatta (58722points) February 15th, 2012

Thorninmud wrote, “One thing that seems to set introverts apart from extroverts is that introverts aren’t adept at—and so really have a distaste for—this kind of language-as-social-lubricant thing. Introverts tend to only want to speak when they really have something to say. But that doesn’t keep us from secretly envying extroverts for their ability to banter, because we do see how that strengthens social bonds.”

It made me wonder what you (and you and you) do to strengthen social bonds in conversation? Do you have any particular style of banter? Do you rely on certain techniques to build rapport with people? What are they?

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