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, [...]
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Use Your Buts Well
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 [...]
Persuasion Techniques You Can Try Today
Have 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.
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 [...]
Framing and Politics
Guy 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 [...]
