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. Since 1983 and until he died in 2011, he personally trained more than 700,000 individuals in tactical communications a program he developed in 1983 for defusing conflict and redirecting behavior with words. Dec 22, 2018 before talking about the verbal judo book summary lets first discuss the books author george j. Verbal judo is the martial art of the mind and mouth that can show you how to be. Thompson created the verbal judo method and its eponymous institute. Thompson, phd, was an english professor and a black belt master of karate. He is the founder of the verbal judo institute, since 1983 until he died in 2011, he personally trained more than 700,000 individuals in tactical communication. 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. It is a way to live with dignity and power and assertiveness. Increasing personal safety and enhancing professionalism are the primary goals of our training.
Verbal judo teaches readers how to use words to prevent escalations and get what you want in some of the most challenging situations. He taught english and mastered karate before becoming a police officer, a career move that helped him develop his communication method. Verbal judo book hillsborough county public library. It addresses the most difficult problems of the street encounter where quick thinking. Verbal judo is the martial art of the mind and mouth that can show you how to be better prepared in every verbal encounter. 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. We offer several courses specifically designed to meet the needs of a diverse clientele. They often have to issue orders and elicit compliance from hostile subjects. It is not just for sales, not just to make money and not just to dominate people. 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. Thompson is the president and founder of the verbal judo institute, a tactical training and management firm based in auburn, ny. A former english professor and a blackbelt master of karate, he created and crashtested verbal judo when he was a police officer on an urban beat. Read verbal judo, second edition online by george j.
Verbal judo shows you how to listen and speak more effectively, engage others through empathy the most powerful word in the english language, avoid the most common conversational disasters, and use proven strategies to successfully express your point of viewand take the lead in most disputes. Reading this book will not turn a social moron into a diplomat, at least not until hes worked on his. George thompson, a vedic scholar and sanskritist, has more than twenty years of experience teaching the bhagavad gita at college level. My one and only caveat is that in order to understand and apply dr. Thompsons essential handbook has taught people how to communicate more confidently and persuasively in any situation. Thompson s essential handbook has taught people how to. The gentle art of persuasion, updated edition by george j. What mastering verbal judo takes is for you to be fully in the moment, conscious of who you are, and not only conscious of what you are experiencing, in the presence of your interlocutor, but also willing to to use your interlocutors energy to redirect what they expressed to you from something destructive to something mutually empowering. Thompsons methods, one must possess a certain amount of emotional maturity to begin with. The gentle art of persuasion, a series of techniques designed by dr. Thompson s essential handbook has taught people how to communicate more confidently and persuasively. Verbal judo institute has equipped over a million individuals with the necessary skills to redirect behavior and generate voluntary compliance.
This book will help police officers and other contact professionals develop verbal strategies that can transform potentially explosive encounters into positive resolutions. Thompsons essential handbook has taught people how to communicate more confidently and persuasively. Remember, verbal judo is a way, the gentle way, to engage in tactical communication or what i call contact professionalism. Thompson doc rhino is the founder of the verbal judo institute. He has trained more than 700,000 police, corrections. Words as a force option police science series series by george thompson.
Jenkins is the author of nearly two hundred books, including the bestselling left behind series. Verbal judo is a system of verbalization tactics, designed by dr. Thompson, uses his personal experiences working in. Read verbal judo, second edition the gentle art of persuasion by george j. He authored the bestselling book, verbal judo the gentle art of persuasion. This new edition features a fresh new cover and a foreword demonstrating the legacy of verbal judo founder and author george thompson, as well as a. The gentle art of persuasion audiobook written by george j.
Many of the techniques in this manual comes from verbal judo. Doc has created the only tactical communication course in the world and he has written five books on verbal judo, each analyzing ways to defuse conflict and. Verbal judo is the martial art of the mind and mouth that can show you how to be better prepared in every verbal encount. Verbal judo, second edition, the gentle art of persuasion. Thompsons essential handbook has taught people how to.
Jenkins is a bestselling author of fiction and nonfiction alike. He created and crashtested verbal judo when he was a police officer on an urban beat and became a popular lecturer and the founder of the verbal judo institute. George thompson, the english professorturnedstreetcop who ultimately taught one million professionals the art of verbally redirecting negative behavior. Before talking about the verbal judo book summary lets first discuss the books author george j. He is an assistant professor at montserrat college of art in beverly, massachusetts. 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. Read unlimited books and audiobooks on the web, ipad, iphone and android. Jenkins was most recently the coauthor of miracle mon.
Jenkins is the author of nearly two hundred books, including the bestselling. As he shares in his own book, he is also a martial arts expert but dedicated his career to use words to get what he wanted. George thompson 19412011, author of verbal judo, advanced the field of verbal selfdefense by breaking down how to apply the techniques for deescalation and defusing used by professionally trained police officers. George thompson, an englishprofessorturnedpoliceofficer, after years of experience and observation of police interaction styles. He was one of the leading experts in verbal selfdefense tactics and trained lawenforcement agencies around the world. He is now a popular lecturer and lives in albuquerque, new mexico. He created and crashtested verbal judo when he was a police officer on an urban beat. Twenty of his books have reached the new york times bestsellers list, seven debuting at number one. As he shares in his own book, he is also a martial arts expert but dedicated his career to use words to get what. Oct 12, 2010 verbal judo is the martial art of the mind and mouth that can show you how to be better prepared in every verbal encounter. Verbal judo and 10 things youll learn from george j. 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. 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. Jenkins is the coauthor of the bestselling left behind series.
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