by Bill Thomason | Sep 22, 2021 | influence, NLP, persuasion
NLP Language Patterns Let’s set some frames for understanding how to use language much more persuasively. Simple word choices are very powerful. The most charismatic and persuasive public figures you know use language in interesting ways, with different...
by Bill Thomason | Dec 6, 2020 | Certification, influence, Listening, NLP, persuasion
Can You Shut Down Internal Dialogue? (Article revised and updated from a previously posted article on [nlpskills] eGroup on Yahoo Groups) This is an interesting question. Can you shut down your internal dialogue? The answer to this question goes back in time to the...
by Bill Thomason | Nov 25, 2020 | Certification, influence, Listening, NLP, persuasion
Presenting Beyond The Conscious Filters Modeling Excellent Presenters Many speakers are so fixated on organizing the content of their presentation, that they get too focused on the conversation in their heads and they fail to relax and connect at the unconscious level...
by Bill Thomason | Oct 30, 2020 | influence, Listening, MetaPrograms, NLP, persuasion
Are You Sure? An NLP Language Pattern (article) Have you encountered someone who was so sure they were right that there was just very little opening for suggesting any new solutions? Maybe you have been in a conversation where the more you make your point the more the...
by Bill Thomason | Oct 27, 2020 | influence, Listening, NLP, persuasion
Modeling Masterful Communicators Practitioners of Neuro-Linguistic Programming have been studying excellent behaviors of Highly Successful people in order to model excellence wherever it is found in the world. The idea that a protocol can be used to elicit...
by Bill Thomason | Jun 19, 2020 | influence, Listening, NLP, persuasion
Listening Skills Most of us think we are good listeners. We also tend to think that others should be hearing us. But, how many times in the last month did you experience being totally “heard,” or “gotten” by another human being. If you are like most people, it just...
