Verbal Defense and Influence brings together a world-class group of speakers and trainers committed to the structured communications methodologies developed by Dr. George Thompson.

Dr. George Thompson was the founder and CEO of the Verbal Judo Institute, a global training organization primarily focused on training public safety professionals (police, corrections, military) how to effectively deal with verbal confrontation, the starting point for almost all physical violence. Since 1983 and until his death in 2011, Dr. Thompson wrote four books on this topic (over 300,000 copies sold), trained over 1 million individuals and consulted with hundreds of institutions.

In 2010, Verbal Defense and Influence became the exclusive licensee of the Verbal Judo Institute’s intellectual property in the United States with the goal of expanding his work into new markets.

Verbal Defense and Influence trains organizations to use Dr. Thompson methodologies to prevent and de-escalate verbal conflict, enhance cooperation and collaboration within a team, and improve customer service and sales. We also train individuals, including youth, how to stop verbal abuse, bullying and harassment and maintain mental and emotional safety in the midst of conflict.

Verbal Defense and Influence is a member of Vistelar Group, a global speaking and training organization. Vistelar brings together the very best experts in their given field – with a focus on the fundamentals of human interaction and their real-world application.