Archive for 'Language Patterns' Category
Certainty and Uncertainty
8 May 2007
by Steve Andreas - NLP Trainer
The following is a very interesting exchange between Richard Bandler and someone who is very sure about something.
B: Are you sure?
P: Yes.
B: Are you sure you’re sure?
P: Yes.
B: Are you sure enough to be UNSURE?
P: Yes.
B: OK, Let’s talk.
Before reading further, I strongly recommend that you think of something that [...]
Use Your Buts Well
8 May 2007
by Steve Andreas - NLP Trainer
One powerful aspect of NLP is to discover what kind of internal experience is elicited by the use of specific language. This enables us to use language in a very directed way in order to get the results that we want. Often the careful examination of a single word yields [...]
Persuasion Techniques You Can Try Today
25 April 2007Have you ever tried persuasion techniques to get what you want? Consciously, I mean, because smiling and many other simple persuasion techniques are used unconsciously all the time. You might think that intentionally using a technique is somehow unethical, but I would argue that it depends on the purpose and the circumstance. In any case, [...]
Instant NLP. The power of the pause.
19 April 2007
By Greg London
NLP stands for Neuro-Linguistic Programming. The techniques of NLP are based in psycology and hypnosis. I have been using these techniques on other people and myself for years to improve my life and theirs.
Controlling someone without their knowledge does not have to be a bad thing. Think about it. You could help a [...]
Framing and Politics
14 February 2007Guy Kawasaki, author and venture capitalist (Garage Ventures), comments on George Lakoff’s (Ph.D. of Linguistics at Berkeley) new book: Don’t Think of an Elephant - here.
Framing and re-framing are two NLP terms that refer to the context and the content of a conversation. Re-framing is a tool frequently used in belief change techniques and [...]