Conversationalist

What you want in a conversationalist is as much character as authority. ❋ Unknown (2008)

And we saw Shaftesbury earlier argue that my function as conversationalist is affected by the quality of recognition my efforts receive. ❋ Unknown (2008)

But it is enthusiasm itself that she identifies as a conversationalist's greatest asset -- and not just zeal for the sound of your own voice. ❋ Unknown (2009)

He's also probably a great conversationalist, which is the only reason I chose him over Neil Young, who would probably stand there looking furiously at his shoes for 25 minutes. ❋ Click Track (2011)

I do not remember of a more fluent "conversationalist" in my life. ❋ Sam R. Watkins (N/A)

Sure, mannequins aren't all that talkative, but isn't that the best kind of conversationalist, somebody -- or something -- who'll just listen? ❋ Unknown (2010)

In fact, his flexibility, as a key "conversationalist" for HHS, reflects the very point I tried to underscore in the story. ❋ Unknown (2009)

She had no patience for dullness or stupidity, and could be a withering conversationalist. ❋ Jesse Kornbluth (2011)

Brilliant scientist and witty conversationalist, bestselling author and architect of the great surveys that mapped the West after the Civil War, King was named by John Hay “the best and brightest of his generation. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Regardless of whether you think such a woman is decent or mature, I can imagine wanting to cross his path because he is probably much of a good honest conversationalist, but only if he is restrained to decent conversational distance. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Friend to Secretary of State John Hay and eminent historian Henry Adams, King was a brilliant conversationalist and spellbinding storyteller, a visionary geologist who did more than anyone to map the American West, and a man who seemed to embody the American ideals of powerful intelligence wedded to manly vigor and adventurous spirit. ❋ Unknown (2009)

"Margaret Thatcher was a good conversationalist," said Gen. Brent Scowcroft, a former national security adviser. ❋ Mike Vilensky (2011)

An amazing conversationalist, he made us all comfortable in minutes. ❋ Joseph Mantegna (2011)

Fortunately, Cecilia was on my other side, and she is a fabulous conversationalist on any topic one might choose. ❋ Karenhealey (2010)

And the hallmark of a good conversationalist is the ability to provide engaging content. ❋ Miles Young (2011)