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Introduction to Verbal Aikido®
1. Verbal Aikido® Overview
Verbal Aikido: The 3 steps
Core Concepts
Results of Practice
The Verbal Dojo: Overview
VA Overview Quiz
2. Express your truth: Step 1
What to avoid
Your first move: "Backstep" with a centered "Yes"
Moving from Posture 1 to 2: Centered "No" with an Aperture
Regular and Emergency centering
Step 1 basics Quiz
3. Warming up: Verbal Stretching®
Verbal Stretching Overview
Observing Posture
Breath Stretch: Practice
Post-Stretch Feedback
Verbal Stretching basics Quiz
4. Accompanying: Step 2
Basic 2 move: Ki-no Nagare
Basic 2 move: The Funnel
The Breath Kata
Recognizing destabilization
Accompanying basics Quiz
5. Sparring: Stepping on to the Verbal Mat
Opportunities to Practice
Preparing a case
Sparring a case: Guidelines
Post-spar Feedback
Sparring basics Quiz
6. Bridging an "Us": Step 3
Basic 2 move: Open Reverso
Basic 3 move: SOS
Basic 3 move: Bright Future
The Kiosk Kata
Step 3 basics Quiz
7. Putting it all together
Reviewing concepts
Reviewing activities
Reviewing moves
Practice Demos
Introduction to VA Quiz
Step 1 basics Quiz
Step 1 is the most important step in Verbal Aikido
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True
False
Which forms of communication tend to escalate the energy of a conflict?
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Arguing
Listening
Clarifying
Explaining
Defending
Getting centered
Justifying
Using negative terms
Attempting to convince
The "Backstep" move requires you to take a physical distance from the exchange.
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True
False
When you "Backstep", you aim to return to a centered posture/state.
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True
False
A brief silence can enhance your "Backstep".
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True
False
Responding to an agressive challenge with a simple Centered "Yes" or "No" is:
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the hardest thing you will ever do.
a starting point for effective and efficient communication.
an easy way to provoke a reaction.
a good way to end a conversation.
If you use a "Backstep" and a "Centered no", any aggression will stop.
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True
False
These are examples of stepping out of Posture 1 in the exercise:
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Replying "No, no, no, no… that's not what I mean!"
Replying "No!" with rising intonation
Responding with a breath and then saying "no" calmly
Explaining yourself
Saying "No, of course not!"
Laughing nervously
Expressing impatience or disdain
The "Aperture" move validates if your partner is open to listening to you.
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True
False
Select the examples of an "Aperture" move
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Is it OK if I let you know how I feel about this?
Would you like to hear my point of view on this?
Please stop talking so I can tell you what I think.
Listen to me!
How about I share with you why I think that happened?
Step 1 basics Quiz