Have you ever started a conversation with someone that you immediately regret, due to the person’s strong intellectual behavior? Well, this occurs almost every day when talking, especially as a teenager trying to impress an adult. Therefore, everyone should atleast know how to make their way through these conversations, intellectual style. This is a useful tactic to rub in enemies faces or to get someone to believe you are very intelligent. No materials needed, only the primary smarts to sound like a pure genius. When talking to those of us that are on different smarts levels, it is important to be able to sound like an intellect in only a few steps.
Sounding like an intellect is not an easy task. It is important to have background knowledge on nearly everything. Perhaps just simply know a fact on absolutely every topic. This way there is no possibility of sounding even slightly ignorant. For instance, say they bring up their aspirational musical career from the 1960’s. You need to know at least one band from that time period to expand on the topic and provide your own knowledge. Another example of this could be within books. Russian novels is a popular one to come up with the intellects and they may ask you your favorite one. In response to this you can say...War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy.
Step Five: Make a pop culture reference, but in a smarter way. Do not discuss that new Katy Perry single (even though it is your nightly jam). Instead discuss the new indie rock album that spoke to you while listening to NPR the other day.
Finally I must warn you, being intellectual could come with some consequences. If you go too far with the whole idea people will think you are, for lack of better word, a “douchebag”. Sometimes the person you are speaking with may not even be an intellect at all and you have completely made a fool of yourself. So be warned, hunting for those intellects is a different process, but that is another story with a whole different list of steps. Best of luck!
Example of Intellectual Topics: Wes Anderson Films
Sounding like an intellect is not an easy task. It is important to have background knowledge on nearly everything. Perhaps just simply know a fact on absolutely every topic. This way there is no possibility of sounding even slightly ignorant. For instance, say they bring up their aspirational musical career from the 1960’s. You need to know at least one band from that time period to expand on the topic and provide your own knowledge. Another example of this could be within books. Russian novels is a popular one to come up with the intellects and they may ask you your favorite one. In response to this you can say...War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy.
- Step one: Target the person’s interests. Once you know what they like, steering the conversation in that direction will become much simpler. Then remember everything you know about their interests.
- Step Two: Initialize your speaking manners. Put on that fake smile and be prepared to laugh or maybe even look ridiculously serious about the topic. Have great eye contact and seem involved in the conversation, like it is something you enjoy doing. Say yes or no and nod in agreement every once in a while. This will show that you “care” about what they are talking about.
- Step Three: Bring up your plans for the future. A person who is already picturing their future is way ahead of the average person. They will find you to be mature, even if you already are an adult. An adult or teenager with a future purpose is a person worth speaking to.
- Step Four: Make an intellectual joke or two to make yourself personable. An intellectual joke is not the usual. It does not involve curse words and it does not involve slang. It involves long words with lots of letters. The word “like” will not be included. Instead of telling the simple why did the chicken cross the road? Ask, why did the chicken cross the mobius strip? After telling the joke laugh and smile. They will then think they know you on a deeper level, which of course they do not.
Step Five: Make a pop culture reference, but in a smarter way. Do not discuss that new Katy Perry single (even though it is your nightly jam). Instead discuss the new indie rock album that spoke to you while listening to NPR the other day.
Finally I must warn you, being intellectual could come with some consequences. If you go too far with the whole idea people will think you are, for lack of better word, a “douchebag”. Sometimes the person you are speaking with may not even be an intellect at all and you have completely made a fool of yourself. So be warned, hunting for those intellects is a different process, but that is another story with a whole different list of steps. Best of luck!
Example of Intellectual Topics: Wes Anderson Films