Underpinning the whole idea of verbal judo is to treat people with dignity and respect. This may be called tools or use an icon like the cog or. Verbal judo is at times repetitive, and very policeoriented, but i like its emphasis on mental preparation as a way of life inner balance, like in real judo. Thompsons essential handbook has taught people how to communicate more confidently and persuasively in any situation. Verbal judo is the martial art of the mind and mouth that can show you how to be better prepared in every verbal encounter. He said it seem like i was communicating the wrong way with my husband. Its not just about a bag of catchphrases, although it does give some examples. Improve communication, resolve conflicts, and avoid the most common conversational disasters through simple, easily remembered strategies that deflect and redirect negative behaviour. Verbal judo is the classic guide to the martial art of the mind and mouth that can help you defuse confrontations and generate cooperation, whether youre talking to a boss, a spouse, or even a teenager. Jenkins, is packed with valuable information to deescalate difficult situations and turn them into winwin outcomes.
Clients of the institute include school districts, fortune 500 companies like ibm, metro. Like many books, i first came upon this book, because it was referenced in an article. Listen and speak more effectively, engage people through empathy the most powerful word in the english language, avoid the most common conversational disasters, and use proven strategies that allow you to successfully communicate your point of view and take the upper hand in most disputes. If you are a seller for this product, would you like to suggest updates through seller. One common habit of every successful person, they read or listen books on regular basis, if you want to be successful like warren buffett, bill gates, and mukesh ambani, you must listen audio books. The gentle art of persuasion from the worlds largest community of readers. The book uses storytelling well to engage the reader and illustrate points. Sure that makes him sound like an expert, but after the 5th time of being reminded that hes a phd it gets a little old. Listen and speak more effectively, engage people through empathy the most powerful word in the english language, avoid the most common conversational disasters, and use. Verbal judo and 10 things youll learn from george j. I was looking into some books for verbal deescalation and didnt know if anyone had. Verbal judo verbal judo is the martial art of the mind and mouth that can show you how to be better prepared in every verbal encounter. I will write more about this in another post, for now here are some references on books that discuss verbal judo to various extents, one of them is written by myself. George doc thompson explains verbal judo in the 1990s thompsons research found that almost every injury came from an escalation in a situation, rather than from the officer arriving when.
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