Verbal Judo, Second Edition: The Gentle Art of Persuasion—Mastering Communication Skills For Conflict Resolution, Personal Growth, and Empathy

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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 hand in most disputes.

Verbal Judo offers a creative look at conflict that will help you defuse confrontations and generate cooperation from your spouse, your boss, and even your teenager. As the author says, “when you react, the event controls you. When you respond, you’re in control.”

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 never-before-published final chapter presenting Thompson’s “Five Universal Truths” of human interaction.

ASIN ‏ : ‎ B00FJ3CMI6
Publisher ‏ : ‎ William Morrow Paperbacks
Accessibility ‏ : ‎ Learn more
Publication date ‏ : ‎ December 17, 2013
Edition ‏ : ‎ Updated ed.
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 642 KB
Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Print length ‏ : ‎ 226 pages
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0062331434
Page Flip ‏ : ‎ Enabled
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