The Persuasion Occasion

Perkins Coie LLP

Welcome to the Persuasion Occasion. Hosted by Perkins Coie Consumer Products and Services litigators David Biderman and Jasmine Wetherell, each episode features a conversation with noted professionals about achieving success in disputes and negotiations. The discussions are not limited to the legal realm, as success demands incorporating teachings from a breadth of perspectives. David, a baby boomer, and Jasmine, a millennial, enhance the discussions with their multigenerational perspectives.Episode guests include negotiators and behavioral scientists. They provide practical advice, real world examples, and thoughtful strategies for surmounting the inevitable hurdles encountered in the worlds of litigation, business, and life. At...

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The Persuasion Occasion

Episodes (28)

Mar 10th Andy Prisco | Founder of Jumpstart Mastery | De-Escalation, Self-Regulation, and What Really Works When Emotions Run Hot
Feb 24th Ken Lopez of Persuadius Explains What Actually Persuades a Jury
Dec 9, 2025 Persuasion, Mediation, and the Story Behind Tim Reuben’s Book Tequila

The Persuasion Occasion

Mar 10, 2026
1½ hours
123 MB

David and Jasmine speak with Andy Prisco, a nationally recognized expert in anger, aggression, and violence response who founded Jumpstart Mastery. Andy trains law enforcement, mental health professionals, firefighters, and others in dealing with difficult and dangerous personalities. He shares how years working in psychosocial rehab shaped his practical approach to crisis intervention and what actually works when emotions spike fast. He outlines his structured method, VDSP: Validate, Defer, Suggest, Prompt, explaining why real de-escalation relies on simple, sequential steps. Andy shows how deliberately “starting with V” helps you regulate your own reaction while lowering the other person’s defe...

The Persuasion Occasion

Andy Prisco | Founder of Jumpstart Mastery | De-Escalation, Self-Regulation, and What Really Works When Emotions Run Hot

Perkins Coie LLP

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