In this episode, we’re joined by James Price. We sit down to discuss the three things every prepper should know, but probably hasn’t even thought of.

You see there’s a lesson James taught us a while back: If the situation turns to violence you’ve lost.

So who do you keep a situation from turning to violence and flip adversaries to your side?

And if a situation spirals out of our control into violence, how do we protect our kids and loved ones like pro-executive protection contractor?

Listen and find out here:

Persuasion as a Survival Tool Topics

• What every good spy knows and how you can learn it for next to nothing
• What is spy trade craft.
• The reality of hostile situations
• Improvisational comedy for the zombie apocalypse and road blocks
• Picking up zombie strippers
• How learning these skills improved all aspects of James life and saved it too
• Human hacking
• Dealing with without the rule of law situations
• Get yourself out of bad situations and turn them into good situations
• How to talk someone dumb
• Deceit detection and learn when you’re being lied to (it may save your life)
• Verbal Aggressiveness
• Verbal Judo
• James takes us to his parents’ house
• Where one-handed pistol shooting comes into play
• Why James loves failure
• The importance of physical maps in kits
• Protecting kids during an active shooter situation
• Executive protection

Resources from this Episode

IMPROV COMEDY

• Improvisational theater: A Primer at Wikipedia
• “What Negotiators can learn from Improvisational Comedy” – Harvard Business School
• TEDxVictoria – Dave Morris: The Way of Improvisation”. Dave Morris is a Canadian Improv Performer and Teacher
• Last Week Tonight With John Oliver – Regardless if you agree with the politics discusses this is by far the best example of comedic timing while discussing serious subjects.

NOTE: Google the city or town you live in + Improv Comedy to find a local group you can join or take classes from

FACIAL ACTION CODING SYSTEM – MICROEXPRESSIONS

• Facial Action Coding System
  A Primer at Wikipedia
• A Primer at Wikipedia
• Paul Ekman Group – The industry leader in micro and subtle expression training. On the podcast I mentioned the training was free, you have to pay a fee for the training now)

VERBAL AGGRESSIVENESS – HAVING PRESENCE WHEN SPEAKING

• Verbal self-defense (verbal judo): A primer on Wikipedia
• Verbal Judo: Diffusing Conflict Through Conversation – Full seminar presented by Academic-turned-cop and best-selling author George Doc Thompson at Columbia Business School

Develop Presence

• Toastmasters – The best way to learn public speaking and to horn your speaking presence
• Amy Cuddy: Your body language shapes who you are – Great video on how to be aware of what your body language projects. You can also use this video to teach yourself how to mock-project body language to make people (bad guys) think you are feeling one way when you are feeling a completely different way (like acting nervous or scared when you are about to attack).