The art of communicating effectively is more mysterious than one thinks. Most people do not understand the basic principles of how we are actually able to communicate.  How is it that we are able to hear utterances that we label as words and translate them to meaning inside our minds?  Yet a lot of the basic information is out there in cyber space and in book shops.  However there is not much of a link between the academic side and the practice, and it is only through the experience and practice that one gets to become a really good communicator.   And let’s be honest, we all speak, so the practice part happens by default.  What would make the difference is to “practice” consciously and notice the results you get, and make adjustments where needed. Continue Reading »

This is a common question I get asked and like everything in life, technically you can learn NLP (Neuro Linguistic Programming) on your own.

There is plenty of information out there about NLP; if you put NLP or Neuro Linguistics Programming into a search engine you will find numerous articles and factsheets. There are probably hundreds of books that cover every angle of NLP and of course if you have a look at You Tube etc, you will find thousands of videos on the subject. Continue Reading »

Through this series of articles I will be taking some of the main points of NLP and give you a brief explanation of what they mean.

Lets start with ‘The Map is not the Territory’. To make sense of this point I first need to explain a few things about how a map is created and then I will explain how this fits into NLP and behaviour. Continue Reading »

Exploring the Structure and Meaning of Language

A very in-depth book about the language patterns that we define in NLP.  The author has managed to give a good understanding as to what the broader aspects of each language patterns are, so that you can have a better understand of what meaning they have. 

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