[header] How to have a witty conversation [title] Put good conversation before witty conversation. [step] Before you can be witty, you need to improve your " conversational intelligence. " no matter how witty you are, launching into a conversation with a humorous story or a joke can come across as overbearing. 
Practice the " observe-ask-reveal " method of being a conversationalist. [substeps] Begin by making it clear that you're interested in conversation.