Verbal Judo, Second Edition
The Gentle Art of Persuasion
HarperCollins · Print & ebook · December 17, 2013
Verbal Judo is the martial art of the mind and mouth that can show you how to be better prepared in every verbal encounter.
We earn from qualifying purchases.
- Who it’s for
- A practical guide to using empathy and measured responses in difficult conversations.
- Themes
- Effective communication, Empathy in conversation, Conflict resolution
- Genres
- Better Communication, Conflict Resolution, Relationships
Nearest books
Matched by what the books are about, then ordered by what their readers also loved. Most of these share its genre: Better Communication.
The Verbally Abusive Man - Can He Change?Patricia Evans53% match
How to Talk to AnyoneLeil Lowndes51% matchAlso shares Relationships
The Advice TrapMichael Bungay Stanier49% match
For younger readers: Boys Will Be Human
Start with three books, and this one can be the first.
Members get a new edition every morning: a route out from their books to essays, research and talks, with the reason for each.
Start with this bookAbout this book
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.
Continue reading
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.
Words Under Pressure
A practical guide to using empathy and measured responses in difficult conversations.
Come here for
- Ways to listen and speak more effectively
- A less combative approach to everyday disputes
Expect
- Strategies for avoiding common conversational missteps
- A final chapter on Thompson’s Five Universal Truths
Where it sits
| Better Communication | 92% |
|---|---|
| Conflict Resolution | 28% |
| Relationships | 27% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Educational Psychology
- Professional Development
- Writing as a Career
- Fiction Writing
Show all 8 publisher categories
- Writing Nonfiction & Memoir
- Linguistics
- Reading Skills
- Rhetoric
- Authors
- George J. Thompson, PhD
- Publisher
- HarperCollins
- Published
- December 17, 2013
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Theme
- Effective communication · Empathy in conversation · Conflict resolution
- Reading lane
- Educational Psychology