Verbal Judo: The Gentle Art of Persuasion, (Paperback)

from drj

Ex High School English teacher and current policeman, the author puts together all he learned from both professions to come up with a series of verbal arguments to use in incidents of high tension. Suggests practice so that his method is second nature for quick thinking.

from msoul13

The police anecdotes were hard for me to relate to. The author seemed to jump around in his focus from chapter to chapter, making it hard for me to find and connect with the overarching theme of the book. There are a lot of good concepts, though, and I appreciated his real-world approach.

from selkins

Verbal Judo is at times repetitive, and very police-oriented, but I like its emphasis on mental preparation as a way of life (inner balance), like in real judo. It's not just about a bag of catch-phrases, although it does give some examples. The book uses storytelling well to engage the reader an...

from Ryan

Very good book. Not a lot of jargon.

from brendajanefrank

Verbal Judo is about achieving compliance and defusing conflict using words instead of force. It works in all walks of life.