How did you go with the Eye Movement Patterns of the previous posting?
Do they seem more familiar now?
Within the next couple of postings, I’ll give you a list of some words and word phrases that are common in daily use in all four styles.
So, continuing on.
Click here for the 4.30 minute AUDIO.

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The topics we have discussed so far in rapport building are:
1. Why build Rapport?
2. Sensory Acuity
3. Tonality Patterns
This posting will look at eye movement patterns, also called eye pattern movements, and will be divided into two Parts.
This is a very practical and immediate way of finding out whether the person you are communicating with is visual, auditory or […]

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Tonality in your conversation is actually worth 38% of the content of your message, and has a significant influence on the meaning of your communication and the reactions you will get.
It markedly affects how others will respond to your words and to your message.
What you desire, is that the response will be the one you […]

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The last posting dealt with the general concept of “Why build Rapport?”
With this posting we will start on the various tools that go into building rapport.
The first one is to have sensory acuity.
What does that mean?
If you prefer, listen to the 4.48 minute AUDIO.  I’ve actually added some to the audio as sensory acuity is […]

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In the next series of postings, I will be dealing with the various elements in Rapport building.
There will be topics such as:
• Sensory acuity
• Tonality patterns
• Preferred representational systems
• Eye patterns
• Predicates and predicate phrases
• Communication
• Indicators of rapport
Let’s start with a general look at rapport building.
Here is the 3.50 AUDIO for your convenience.

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Recently I went to a very stimulating seminar called Blockage Buster, presented by Paul Blackburn of Beyond Success.
One of the things he talked about was how information is transferred from the conscious to the subconscious mind.
Most of what we know about life is about looking backwards rather than looking forwards.
What does that mean?
Listen to the […]

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This is the final posting of an introduction to the internal filters, with the Meta Programs.
The Meta Programs are so important that every recruitment agency and anyone who is hiring staff, paid or volunteer, should do an analysis of the Meta Programs of the prospective candidate.
I just love them I find them so revealing and […]

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As teaching other languages is one of my specialties and one of my favorite occupations the area of language in NLP is also one of my favourites.
The language you use, whether it’s the small-talk that you indulge in within your mind, or whether it’s the language you use when you converse with others, will determine […]

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In past postings, we’ve been discussing some of the internal filters you use to maintain your sanity and to sort the 10 million bits of information that come to you every second from your five senses.
Remember the role of the reticular activating system in helping you with the processes of deletion, distortion and generalization, and […]

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You are gradually working through the various filtration processes that enter your neurology via your five senses, filtering the 10,000,000 experiences you have every second of your waking life.
To date, you’ve read about values, beliefs, attitudes.
These have used the processes of generalization, deletion and distortion.
In this article you’ll see what happens with respect to the […]

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