De-Escalation Tactics

noun a word used to identify a person, place, thing, or idea, in this case, the ledge where the person is located

verb a word used to describe an action, state, or occurrence, in this case, the action of speaking to someone

preposition a word that shows the relationship between a noun (or pronoun) and other words in a sentence, in this case, 'off' indicates the direction of the action

article a word that is used to specify a noun, in this case, 'the' is used before 'ledge' to indicate a specific ledge

• The crisis negotiator was able to talk the distressed individual down off the ledge.
• I had to talk my friend down off the ledge when she was feeling overwhelmed.
• I had to talk my brother down off the ledge when he was freaking out about his exam.
• Sometimes all it takes is a kind word to talk someone down off the ledge of despair.